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The Sound of the Waves

Japan Release: 1975
Running Time: 93 minutes

The Sound of the Waves


Japanese Title

潮騒
[Shiosai]

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Horipro

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Alternate Titles

The Sound of the Waves
[Literal Translation]

 

Staff

Cast
Directed by Katsumi Nishikawa
Writing credits Yukio Mishima, Katsuya Susaki
Produced by Takeo Hori, Hideo Sasai
Music by Yusuke Hoguchi
Cinematography by Kenji Hagiwara
Film Editing by Akira Suzuki
Production Design by Teruyoshi Satani
Assistant Director Yoshihisa Nakagawa		 Hatsue Miyata Momoe Yamaguchi
Shinji Kubo Tomokazu Miura
Chiyoko Mihoko Nakagawa
Light House Keeper Ichiro Arishima
Light House Keeper's Wife Keiko Tsushima
Terukichi Miyata Takeya Nakamura
Yasuo Kawamoto Hisayuki Nakajima
Jyukichi Oyama Tokue Hanazawa
Tomi Kubo Kotoe Hatsui
Ryuji Hamada Atsushi Kawaguchi
Captain of the Hinodemaru Yoshio Aoki
Peddler Haruo Tanaka
Oharu Kiyoko Tange

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Background and Trivia
  • Based on Yukio Mishima's novel Shiosai (潮騒), which was published on June 10, 1954.
  • Was one of many adaptations of Yukio Mishima's novel, with the earliest one being The Surf (1954).
  • Was produced to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the founding of Hori Productions. Noted in The Definitive Edition of the Complete Works of Yukio Mishima Volume 42 (ISBN 4106425820).




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