· Japan · 1954 · 1h 36m

The Surf

潮騒

The Surf poster

Director

Senkichi Taniguchi

Cast

Akira Kubo as Shinji Sadako Sawamura as Tomi, Shinji's Mother Kyoko Aoyama as Hatsue Hiroshi Tachikawa as Yasuo Minoru Takashima as Hiroshi Kichijirō Ueda as Terukichi

Crew

Taiichi Kankura — Director of Photography Toshirō Mayuzumi — Original Music Composer Shinichirô Nakamura — Writer Senkichi Taniguchi — Writer Yukio Mishima — Novel Tomoyuki Tanaka — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Senkichi Taniguchi Director Taiichi Kankura Director of Photography Toshirō Mayuzumi Original Music Composer Shinichirô Nakamura Writer Senkichi Taniguchi Writer Yukio Mishima Novel Tomoyuki Tanaka Producer

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