Deep River (film) explained

Deep River
Director:	Kei Kumai
Studio:	Deep River Production Committee Shigoto
Distributor:	Toho
Runtime:	130 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

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.

The film has yet to see an NTSC home media release, or even one with an English translation.

See also

• List of submissions to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: 映画監督の熊井啓氏が死去. Fuji Sankei Shinbun. 2 November 2019.
2. Web site: List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Japanese. Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. 2008-06-22.
3. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
4. Web site: 41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations . 4 October 2015 . FilmFestivals.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120407001102/http://www.filmfestivals.com/news/newsl1.htm . 7 April 2012 .