The Surf (1975)
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.
Director: Katsumi Nishikawa
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Momoe Yamaguchi as Hatsue Miyata |
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Tomokazu Miura as Shinji Kubo |
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Ichirō Arishima as A light house keeper |
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Keiko Tsushima as Wife of a light house keeper |
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Yoshirō Aoki as |
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Tokue Hanazawa as |
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Kotoe Hatsui as |
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Atsushi Kawaguchi as |
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Mihoko Nakagawa as |
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Hisayuki Nakajima as |
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Takeya Nakamura as |
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Haruo Tanaka as |
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Kiyoko Tange as |
| Directing | Katsumi Nishikawa | Director |
| Production | Hideo Sasai | Producer |
| Art | Akiyoshi Satani | Production Design |
| Production | Takeo Hori | Producer |
| Writing | Katsuya Susaki | Writer |
| Writing | Yukio Mishima | Novel |
| Editing | Akira Suzuki | Editor |
| Camera | Kenji Hagiwara | Director of Photography |