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The Surf

The Surf

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 10, 1975

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

60%

Original Title

潮騒

Production Companies

TOHO, Horipro

Director

Katsumi Nishikawa

Description

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.