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The Surf
The Surf
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The Surf

Original Title: 潮騒

1954
1h 36m

Status

Released

Release

1954

Runtime

1h 36m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Oct 20, 1954
Languages
Japanese
Director
Senkichi Taniguchi
Senkichi Taniguchi
Production
TOHO
TOHO
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

16 Cast Members

Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo

Shinji

Sadako Sawamura

Sadako Sawamura

Tomi, Shinji's Mother

Kyoko Aoyama

Kyoko Aoyama

Hatsue

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Yasuo

Minoru Takashima

Minoru Takashima

Hiroshi

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Terukichi

Keiko Miya

Keiko Miya

Chiyoko

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Chiyoko's Father

Sue Mitobe

Chiyoko's Mother

Wataru Ōmae

Wataru Ōmae

Takeshi

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Jukichi

Ikichi Ishii

Ryuji

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Skipper of the Utashima-maru

Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Old Woman of O-Haru

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Schoolmaster

Yu Yamazaki

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