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ERA
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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Blood and Sea
1965 1h 33m JA
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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The Nami family lives in a quiet fishing village at the tip of the Shima Peninsula overlooking Ago Bay. The family of four consists of her grandmother, Tom, who is in her sixties, her mother, Kura, and older sister, Saki, all women. Toma, despite her advanced age, is still the best diver in the village, Nami has grown up to be an excellent diver too. However, her older sister Saki was born with a mental disorder and no one in the village wants to do business with her. Nami, on the other hand, is very popular among the boys of the village, she is healthy and beautiful. The fisherman Shosaku is crazy about Nami, and day and night he asks her on dates. However, Nami has a crush on her cousin Yuji, who works for the fishermen's union, and casually rejects Shosaku's advances.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Masako Izumi
Nami
Mitsuo Hamada
Yuji
Daizaburo Hirata
Taro
Sumie Sasaki
Kura, Mother of Nami
Tanie Kitabayashi
Masami Shimojō
Eijirō Tōno
Minoru Takashima
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Takashi Nomura
- Writers
- Yasutaro Yagi
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
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CAST
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Masako Izumi and Mitsuo Hamada and Daizaburo Hirata carry the top of the cast.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Takashi Nomura directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 161 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Masako Izumi and Mitsuo Hamada and Daizaburo Hirata carry the top of the cast.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 93 min · 1h 33m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Takashi Nomura
Production companies
Who made it
Nikkatsu Corporation
JP
Key crew
- MusicHarumi Ibe
- CinematographyYoshio Mamiya
- Assistant DirectorKenji Yoshida
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- ama
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1965-10-01
Also known as
International titles
- Chi to UmiJP
