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The Kii River (1966)

The Kii River poster
Original title
紀ノ川
Directed by
Noboru Nakamura
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 53m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows several generations of women in a Japanese family living near the Kii River. It focuses on their personal lives and relationships across changing times.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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