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The Surf
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The Surf

1975-10-10 · 93 min · ★ 6.7

Drama · Romance

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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Directors
Katsumi Nishikawa
Production companies
TOHO, Horipro
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Momoe YamaguchiMomoe YamaguchiHatsue Miyata
Tomokazu MiuraTomokazu MiuraShinji Kubo
Ichirō ArishimaIchirō ArishimaA light house keeper
Keiko TsushimaKeiko TsushimaWife of a light house keeper
Yoshirō AokiYoshirō Aoki
Tokue HanazawaTokue Hanazawa
Kotoe HatsuiKotoe Hatsui
Atsushi Kawaguchi
Mihoko Nakagawa
Hisayuki Nakajima
Takeya NakamuraTakeya Nakamura
Haruo TanakaHaruo Tanaka
Kiyoko Tange

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