Eighteen Years, to the Sea (1979)
Kei and Atsuo were both enrolled in summer school. Kei was an honor student, and Atsuo was the polar opposite - but opposites attract. After school, the two head to the beach, where they find another student from their school competing against a local gang member, to see who is able to hold his breath longer under water. Overwhelmed by the excitement, Kei and Atsuo decide to try themselves.
Director:
Toshiya Fujita
Writers:
Tsutomu Tamura, Chiaki Watanabe.
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Aiko Morishita as Kei Arishima |
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Toshiyuki Nagashima as Atsuo Kuwata |
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Kaoru Kobayashi as Eisuke Morimoto |
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Yoshie Shimamura as Yu Arishima |
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Mizuho Suzuki as Takahide Moromoto |
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Eitarō Ozawa as Kazutaka Oyagi |
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Shōki Fukae as Gang Leader |
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Atom Shimojo as Sakakibara |
| Directing | Toshiya Fujita | Director |
| Sound | Chito Kawachi | Music |
| Writing | Kenji Nakagami | Novel |
| Writing | Tsutomu Tamura | Screenplay |
| Directing | Yasuaki Uegaki | Assistant Director |
| Art | Hiroshi Tokuda | Art Direction |
| Editing | Osamu Inoue | Editor |
| Writing | Chiaki Watanabe | Screenplay |
| Camera | Shōhei Andō | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kimio Shindo | Production Manager |
| Production | Yoshihiro Yūki | Producer |
| Lighting | Makoto Shinkawa | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Shiro Sasaki | Producer |