The Sound of Waves (1964)

7.0/10 • 82 min • Drama Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

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

Shigeru Kōyama

Soichiro Maeno

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Terukichi Miyata

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Tomi Kubo

Jun Tenbō

Elementary School Teacher

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