Deep River (深い河, Fukai kawa) is a 1995 Japanese film directed by Kei Kumai. It is based on the novel of the same name by Shusaku Endo.[1] The film version was chosen as Japan's official submission to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.[2][3][4] It also marked the final film appearance of legendary Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune before his death in 1997.
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Directed by | Kei Kumai |
Written by | Shusaku Endo (Novel) |
Production companies | Deep River Production Committee Shigoto |
Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
The film has yet to see an NTSC home media release, nor even one with an English translation.
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