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Blood and Sea
Blood and Sea
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Blood and Sea

Original Title: 血と海

1965
1h 33m
Drama
Romance

Status

Released

Release

1965

Runtime

1h 33m

Storyline

The Nami family lives in a quiet fishing village at the tip of the Shima Peninsula overlooking Ago Bay. The family of four consists of her grandmother, Tom, who is in her sixties, her mother, Kura, and older sister, Saki, all women. Toma, despite her advanced age, is still the best diver in the village, Nami has grown up to be an excellent diver too. However, her older sister Saki was born with a mental disorder and no one in the village wants to do business with her. Nami, on the other hand, is very popular among the boys of the village, she is healthy and beautiful. The fisherman Shosaku is crazy about Nami, and day and night he asks her on dates. However, Nami has a crush on her cousin Yuji, who works for the fishermen's union, and casually rejects Shosaku's advances.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Oct 1, 1965
Languages
Japanese
Director
Takashi Nomura
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production Countries
Japan
Official Website

Top Cast

13 Cast Members

Masako Izumi

Masako Izumi

Nami

Mitsuo Hamada

Mitsuo Hamada

Yuji

Daizaburo Hirata

Daizaburo Hirata

Taro

Sumie Sasaki

Sumie Sasaki

Kura, Mother of Nami

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Minoru Takashima

Minoru Takashima

Kazuhiko Kasai

Kazuhiko Kasai

Shozaburo Sato

Ruriko Itô

Ruriko Itô

Yuko

Koishi Maki

Saki, Nami's older sister

Hisako Miyoshi

Toma, Nami's grandmother

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