Three Japanese pilgrims arrive in India. Miss Naruse is looking for Otsu, a Catholic priest, her lover ten years before; after time in France and Israel, he has come to Benares where he carries the bodies of the poor to the crematorium. Her life is empty and, although Otsu was her lover only as a joke, she is now drawn to his spiritual nature. Mr. Isobe searches for a village child who may be the reincarnation of his dead wife. Mr. Yagusi comes to pray for the man who saved his life in World War II, a man haunted for 50 years by the means he used to save his comrade. Pantheism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity meet on the shores of the Ganges in these characters.
Director: Kei Kumai. AKA Deep River / 深い河
Stars: Kumiko Akiyoshi, Eiji Okuda, Hisashi Igawa, Kyôko Kagawa, Toshirô Mifune, Kin Sugai, Yôichi Numata, Tetta Sugimoto, Hiroyuki Okita, Maki Shirai.
Wow, Toshiro Mifune’s last film? Deep cut.
It is! Very good, touching film. I actually got requested this one I think last year but the subtitles were a mess so it took me a while to fix them, they’re good now.
Enjoy guys!
Thank you so much for posting this! Released theatrically in the States but IMPOSSIBLE to find
Loved Kumiko Amiyoshi in this role. The long scene of her bathing in the Ganges is unforgettable. Her long friendship with her old schoolmate, forever looking for religious meaning in various parts of the world he immerses himself into, is very touching.
Any way to get a re-upload of this one?