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The Surf

Japan Release: 1954
Running Time: 96 minutes

The Surf


Japanese Title

潮騒
[Shiosai]

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Toho
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Titles
International Title

The Surf

 Initial US Title

The Surf
US Distributor: Toho (1957) / Time: -
Alternate Titles

The Sound of the Surf
[Literal Translation]

 

Staff

Cast
Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
Writing credits Senkichi Taniguchi, Shinichiro Nakamura, Yukio Mishima
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Music by Toshiro Mayuzumi
Cinematography by Taiichi Kankura
Film Editing by Hidetoshi Kasama
Production Design by Takashi Matsuyama		 Shinji Akira Kubo
Hatsue Kyoko Aoyama
Skipper of the Utashima-maru Toshiro Mifune
Hiroshi Minoru Takashima
Tomi, Shinji's Mother Sadako Sawamura
Chiyoko's Father, Lighthouse Keeper Daisuke Kato
Terukichi, Hatsue's Father Kichijiro Ueda
Chiyoko Keiko Miya
Chiyoko's Mother Sue Mitobe
Yasuo Hiroshi Tachikawa
Takeshi Wataru Omae
Jukichi Yoshio Kosugi
Ryuji Ikichi Ishii
Schoolmaster Eijiro Tono
Sota Noboru Akao
- Noriko Honma
- Yu Yamazaki

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Background and Trivia
  • Toho submitted the film to the US copyright office on December 29th, 1997 with the registration number of V8007P207. The movie was submitted under its international title, The Surf, along with a Romaji title, Shiosai. This was a joint registration that also included Invisible Man (1954), Sound of the Mountain (1954) and Late Chrysanthemums (1954).
  • Adapted from Yukio Mishima's novel of the same name (潮騒 - Shiosai). The novel, released on June 10th, 1954, came out just 132 days before the film did.
  • Yukio Mishima's novel was later adapted again for the movie The Sound of the Waves (1975).




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