The Kii River (1966)
Original title: 紀ノ川
The Kii River is a 1966 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Noboru Nakamura, with a running time of 2h 53m. It stars Yōko Tsukasa, Shima Iwashita and Yuki Arikawa.
Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.
Cast
- Yōko Tsukasa as Shintani Hana
- Shima Iwashita as Shintani Fumio, Hana's daughter
- Yuki Arikawa as Hanako, Fumio's daughter
- Chieko Higashiyama as Toyono, Hana's grandmother
- Takahiro Tamura as Shintani Keisaku, Hana's husband
- Tetsuro Tamba as Shintani Kosaku
- Kiyoshi Nonomura as Shigi
- Seiya Nakano as Shintani Seiichiro, Hana's son
- Sanae Kitabayashi as Utae
- Yasushi Nagata as Tahei
- Sachiko Murase as Yasu
- Shinichi Yanagisawa as Kanoda