Mermaid Legend

1984 1h 50m JA

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 27

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Synopsis

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A married couple of abalone divers must confront ruthless investors taking over their coastline.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mari Shirato
Migiwa Saeki
Kentarō Shimizu
Shouhei Miyamoto
Jun Etoh
Keisuke Saeki
Seiji Miyaguchi
Tatsuo
Junko Miyashita
Natsuko
Yoshirō Aoki
Terumasa Miyamoto
Takashi Kanda
Lawyer Daiji Hanaoka
Hiroko Seki
Nobu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshiharu Ikeda
Writers: Takuya Nishioka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda, shot by Yonezō Maeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Toshiyuki Honda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mari Shirato and Kentarō Shimizu and Jun Etoh carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0174918 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Toshiharu Ikeda directs. Yonezō Maeda behind the camera. Toshiyuki Honda scores. Akimasa Kawashima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda, shot by Yonezō Maeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Toshiyuki Honda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mari Shirato and Kentarō Shimizu and Jun Etoh carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0174918 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 13 themes, including "rape", "widow", "married couple", "fisherman".