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The Kii River

1966 Japanese film

The Kii River (Japanese: 紀ノ川, Hepburn: Kinokawa) is a 1966 Japanese drama film directed by Noboru Nakamura, based on the novel The River Ki by Sawako Ariyoshi.[1][2]

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Cast

Release

The Kii River premiered in Japanese cinemas on 11 June 1966.[1][2] It was released on DVD in Japan in 2006.[3]

Reception

The Kii River reached number three on Kinema Junpo's list of the ten best Japanese films of 1966.[4]

In his Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors, Alexander Jacoby called The Kii River a "richly atmospheric and beautifully acted film".[5] Film historian Donald Richie titled the film, along with Nakamura's Twin Sisters of Kyoto, a "persuasive" adaptation of its literary source.[6]

Awards

References

  1. [1]
    "紀ノ川 (Kinokawa)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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    "紀ノ川 (Kinokawa)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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    "紀ノ川(DVD) (Kinokawa)". Shochiku (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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    "キネマ旬報 ベスト・テン 1966年・第40回". Kinenote (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. [5]
    Jacoby, Alexander (2008). Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.
  6. [6]
    Richie, Donald (2005). A Hundred Years of Japanese Film (Revised ed.). Tokyo, New York, London: Kodansha International. p. 179. ISBN 978-4-7700-2995-9.
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    "ブルーリボン賞 (1966 Blue Ribbon Awards)" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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    "毎日映画コンクール 第21回（1966年）". Mainichi.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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    "紀ノ川 (Kinokawa)". Kotobank (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.


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