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Island villagers find a young woman and young man swept ashore near their remote village in northeastern Japan. The two have tried to escape the girl's enforced marriage to another man, in order that they may marry themselves. The ancient custom of the village decrees that the angry sea gods must be calmed by throwing the pair back into the sea. The lovers face being sacrificed to the sea gods or perhaps something even more difficult to bear.Read moreLess
Island villagers find a young woman and young man swept ashore near their remote village in northeastern Japan. The two have tried to escape the girl's enforced marriage to another man, in order that they may marry themselves. The ancient custom of the village decrees that the angry sea gods must be calmed by throwing the pair back into the sea. The lovers face being sacrificed to the sea gods or perhaps something even more difficult to bear.
The story
Island villagers find a young woman and young man swept ashore near their remote village in northeastern Japan. The two have tried to escape the girl's enforced marriage to another man, in order that they may marry themselves. The ancient custom of the village decrees that the angry sea gods must be calmed by throwing the pair back into the sea. The lovers face being sacrificed to the sea gods or perhaps something even more difficult to bear.
Cast & crew
Toshirō MifuneKukkune no jî
Masaru MatsudaCast
Sakae TakitaCast
Keiko TsushimaCast
Hajime HanaCast
Mutsuko SakuraCast
Hiroshi KondōCast
Takashi SasanoCast
Yasushi SuzukiCastExplore the crew
- Editor
- Osamu Inoue
- Original Music Composer
- Masaru Satō
- Screenplay
- Ryuzo Kikushima
- Director
- Akira Kobayashi