Blood-Red Water in the Channel (1961)
Nikkatsu finally responds to Suzuki's growing discontentment by giving him a bigger budget and a better script. This episodic collection of "real coast guard action stories" was the perfect vehicle for Koji Wada. Whatever negative press he had received for Tokyo Knights was quickly forgotten. He became the new "teen star." And Suzuki: "the director to watch."
Director: Seijun Suzuki
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Kōji Wada as Yosuke Funakoshi |
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Ryōji Hayama as Katsumi Funakoshi |
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Yuriko Hanabusa as Yae Funakoshi |
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Mayumi Shimizu as Tsugi |
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Torahiko Hamada as Fujii |
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Eiji Gō as Nekomatsu |
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Hisano Yamaoka as Hiromi |
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Kotoe Hatsui as Namie |
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Jun Hamamura as Minobe |
| Directing | Seijun Suzuki | Director |
| Lighting | Shinnosuke Andō | Gaffer |
| Writing | Gorō Tanada | Writer |
| Sound | Norio Numakura | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Akira Suzuki | Editor |
| Crew | Shigeyoshi Mine | Cinematography |
| Art | Kimihiko Nakamura | Production Design |
