The Sound of Waves (1964)
On a small island, inhabited by only fourteen hundred people, a young fisherman's son, Shinji falls in love with Hatsue, the daughter of the richest and most difficult man on the island. Despite their differences in class, they begin to meet and rumors spread of them having an illicit affair. Soon after, Shinji jumps into a stormy sea to help a ship in distress. The vessel turns out to be owned by Hatsue's arrogant father, who now becomes an understanding and sympathetic parent and allows the two lovers to marry.
Director:
Kenjirō Morinaga
Writer:
Gorō Tanada
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Sayuri Yoshinaga as Hatsue Miyata |
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Mitsuo Hamada as Shinji Kubo |
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Daizaburo Hirata as Yasuo Kawamoto |
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Kayo Matsuo as Chiyoko |
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Toyo Takahashi as Oharu |
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Masao Shimizu as Lighthouse Chief |
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Ichirō Sugai as Jukichi Oyama |
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Keiko Hara as Lighthouse manager's wife |
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Tomio Aoki as Employee |
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Kiyoshi Kamoda as |
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Tokuhei Miyahara as |
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Shigeru Kōyama as |
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Masuo Kinugasa as Ryuichi Kawamoto |
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Soichiro Maeno as |
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Kenjirō Ishiyama as Terukichi Miyata |
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Nijiko Kiyokawa as Tomi Kubo |
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Setsuko Watanabe as Ama |
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Hiroshi Takao as Young person B |
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Densuke Mitsuzawa as Young Person A |
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Jun Tenbō as Elementary School Teacher |
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Tōru Sumikawa as Take-san |
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Hyōe Enoki as Servant |
| Directing | Kenjirō Morinaga | Director |
| Writing | Gorō Tanada | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yukio Mishima | Novel |
| Camera | Umeyo Matsuzaki | Director of Photography |
| Production | Hideo Sasai | Producer |