The Kii River

2h 53m

Drama

8

Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.

Cast

Yōko Tsukasa

Shintani Hana

Shima Iwashita

Shintani Fumio, Hana's daughter

Yuki Arikawa

Hanako, Fumio's daughter

Chieko Higashiyama

Toyono, Hana's grandmother

Takahiro Tamura

Shintani Keisaku, Hana's husband

Tetsuro Tamba

Shintani Kosaku

Kiyoshi Nonomura

Shigi

Seiya Nakano

Shintani Seiichiro, Hana's son

Sanae Kitabayashi

Utae

Yasushi Nagata

Tahei

Sachiko Murase

Yasu

Shinichi Yanagisawa

Kanoda

Sadako Sawamura

Ichi, housekeeper

Matsuko Shiga

Kiyoshi

Hatae Kishi

Toku

Tsûsai Sugawara

Tazaki

Takanobu Hozumi

Ishida

Bunta Sugawara

School principal

Masuyo Iwamoto

Ume

Crew

Noboru Nakamura

Director

Eijiro Hisaita

Screenplay

Sawako Ariyoshi

Novel

Tōichirō Narushima

Director of Photography

Masao Shirai

Producer

Toru Takemitsu

Original Music Composer

Chiyoo Umeda

Art Direction