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The Surf

The Surf

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The Surf

1975

1h 33m

6.7(3 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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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10 featured cast members

Starring

Momoe Yamaguchi

Momoe Yamaguchi

Hatsue Miyata

Tomokazu Miura

Tomokazu Miura

Shinji Kubo

Ichirō Arishima

Ichirō Arishima

A light house keeper

Keiko Tsushima

Keiko Tsushima

Wife of a light house keeper

Yoshirō Aoki

Yoshirō Aoki

Tokue Hanazawa

Tokue Hanazawa

Kotoe Hatsui

Kotoe Hatsui

Atsushi Kawaguchi

Mihoko Nakagawa

Hisayuki Nakajima

Creative team

Directed by: Katsumi Nishikawa
Written by: Katsuya Susaki
Produced by: Hideo Sasai
Takeo Hori

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