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Status
Released
Release
1956
Runtime
1h 38m
Sankichi Matsutani, a poor young fisherman, falls in love with Kikue, the only daughter of fisher Shiimbei. As the star-crossed lovers come from different religious backgrounds, they soon meet fierce opposition from their communities.
30 Cast Members
Akira Takarada
Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
Kyoko Aoyama
Kikue Hayashi
Tatsuya Nakadai
Yûji Wada
Yoko Tani
Mari Okano
Kurôemon Onoe
Mimatsu, policeman
Ken Uehara
Father Takeuchi
Atsuko Ichinomiya
Nun
Eijirō Tōno
Shiimbei Hayashi
Sadako Sawamura
Omatsu Hayashi
Kokuten Kōdō
Suketa Wada
Yoshio Kosugi
Daizô Okano
Ichirō Chiba
Police Chief
Momoko Kôchi
Young girl at Kuro Village
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Hiroshi Akitsu
Aged doctor
Isao Hashimoto
Young man at Shiro Village
Shōichi Hirose
Ritsuko Ihara
Kōji Iwamoto
Eiko Kano
