Fukai kawa (1995)

Three Japanese tourists - a soldier, a divorced woman, and a salaryman - make a pilgrimage to the Ganges River in India, each in hopes of finding some spiritual release or meaning in life.

Director:

Kei Kumai

Writers:

Shusaku Endo (novel), Kei Kumai

Stars:

Kumiko Akiyoshi, Eiji Okuda, Hisashi Igawa

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Kumiko Akiyoshi	...	Mitsuko
Eiji Okuda	...	Otsu
Hisashi Igawa	...	Isobe
Kyôko Kagawa	...	Isobe's wife
Toshirô Mifune	...	Tsukada
Kin Sugai	...	Tsukada's wife
Yôichi Numata	...	Kiguchi
Tetta Sugimoto	...	Enam
Hiroyuki Okita	...	Sanjyo
Maki Shirai	...	Sanjyo's wife

Storyline

Three Japanese tourists - a soldier, a divorced woman, and a salaryman - make a pilgrimage to the Ganges River in India, each in hopes of finding some spiritual release or meaning in life.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

March 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deep River

Filming Locations:

France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aradhana Films, Shigato Film Producers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The final film appearance of Toshirô Mifune.

User Reviews

an extraordinary film from Japan's greatest director, Kei Kumai

Fukai Kawa is an extraordinary film by Japan's greatest director, Kei Kumai. The most intense and heartfelt emotions are presented in powerful images and with the wonderful music of Teizo Matsumura. I saw this film at its premiere at the Montreal Film Festival seven years ago, and it is still with me. Kumai is virtually unknown in the West and his films are not available. I have had the good fortune of seeing four of them. They are all imbued with a poetic vision that moves one to the very depths of the soul. I hope that this brilliant director will be recognized here and that his films will become available on DVD