The Sound of Waves

The Sound of Waves

1964 · 82 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Romance

On a small island, inhabited by only fourteen hundred people, a young fisherman's son, Shinji falls in love with Hatsue, the daughter of the richest and most difficult man on the island. Despite their differences in class, they begin to meet and rumors spread of them having an illicit affair. Soon after, Shinji jumps into a stormy sea to help a ship in distress. The vessel turns out to be owned by Hatsue's arrogant father, who now becomes an understanding and sympathetic parent and allows the two lovers to marry.

Directed by Kenjirō Morinaga · Written by Gorō Tanada

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Sayuri Yoshinaga Hatsue Miyata
Mitsuo Hamada Shinji Kubo
Daizaburo Hirata Yasuo Kawamoto
Kayo Matsuo Chiyoko
Toyo Takahashi Oharu
Masao Shimizu Lighthouse Chief
Ichirō Sugai Jukichi Oyama
Keiko Hara Lighthouse manager's wife
Tomio Aoki Employee
Kiyoshi Kamoda
Tokuhei Miyahara
Shigeru Kōyama

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