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The Surf

Oct 10, 1975 · 1h 33m
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Drama
Romance

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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.

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CAST

Momoe Yamaguchi
Hatsue Miyata
Tomokazu Miura
Shinji Kubo
Ichirō Arishima
A light house keeper
Keiko Tsushima
Wife of a light house keeper
Yoshirō Aoki
Tokue Hanazawa
Kotoe Hatsui
Atsushi Kawaguchi
Directed by Katsumi Nishikawa

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
TOHO, Horipro
Country
JP

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