Movie·1975·1h 33m
The Surf
Directed By
Katsumi Nishikawa
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 潮騒
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about his rival, and Hatsue's father forbids her to see Shinji. But when the boy saves the passengers on a boat owned by Hatsue's father, his luck in love begins to change.
Written By
Katsuya Susaki
Producer
Takeo Hori, Hideo Sasai
Cinematography
Kenji Hagiwara
Editor
Akira Suzuki
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Momoe Yamaguchi
Hatsue Miyata
Tomokazu Miura
Shinji Kubo
Ichirō Arishima
A light house keeper
Keiko Tsushima
Wife of a light house keeper
Yoshirō Aoki
Tokue Hanazawa
Kotoe Hatsui
Atsushi Kawaguchi
Mihoko Nakagawa
Hisayuki Nakajima
Takeya Nakamura
Haruo Tanaka
Kiyoko Tange
// crew
Crew
Katsumi Nishikawa
Director
Katsuya Susaki
Writer
Akira Suzuki
Editor
Takeo Hori
Producer
Hideo Sasai
Producer
Kenji Hagiwara
Director of Photography
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