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The Surf
The Surf

The Surf

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

10 October 1975

Country

Japan

Cast

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

Atsushi Kawaguchi

Mihoko Nakagawa

Mihoko Nakagawa

Hisayuki Nakajima

Hisayuki Nakajima

Takeya Nakamura

Takeya Nakamura

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Kiyoko Tange

Kiyoko Tange

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