The Sound of Waves

1964 1h 22m JA

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenjirō Morinaga
Writers: Gorō Tanada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenjirō Morinaga, shot by Umeyo Matsuzaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sayuri Yoshinaga and Mitsuo Hamada and Daizaburo Hirata carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0348001 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kenjirō Morinaga directs. Umeyo Matsuzaki behind the camera. Atsumasa Nakabayashi scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
262 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kenjirō Morinaga, shot by Umeyo Matsuzaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Atsumasa Nakabayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Sayuri Yoshinaga and Mitsuo Hamada and Daizaburo Hirata carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0348001 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.