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.
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Cast
8 people
Miki Odagiri
Known for
Ikiru
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Known for
High and Low
Kwaidan
Katsuhiko Sasaki
Known for
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Susumu Fujita
Known for
The Hidden Fortress
Sanshiro Sugata
Midori Kiuchi
Known for
Maborosi
Masakazu Kuwayama
Known for
The Insect Woman
Tappei Shimokawa
Known for
Dodes'ka-den
After the Rain
Noboru Mitani
Known for
Evil Dead Trap
Black Rain
Shirō Moritani Director · Toshiro Ide Screenplay Yukio Mishima Story
First release September 24, 1971 · Produced in Japan · Original title 潮騒
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TOHO
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Japan
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Original title
潮騒
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 24, 1971
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