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Release Date:
November 19, 1961
Original Title:
母ぁちゃん、海が知ってるよ
Alternate Titles:
Haha a chan umi ga shitteru yo
Haha аchan umi ga shitte ruyo
Kachan umi ga shitteru yo
Wind and waves of the South
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 97
Little dark-eyed boy Kazuo. Yes, he dreamed of the sea. However, like everyone here in the village. Kazuo only wanted to study first, to finish school... But he failed. Mother died. The woman who replaced her brought with her affection, comfort, and warmth of mother's hands. It seemed that joy settled in their house again. But one day a storm caught the fishermen at sea. Father did not return... Father's friends, fishermen, tried to help the widow, who was left with two children. But the money was still not enough. And then Kazuo decided to become a fisherman. After all, he was now the eldest in the family...
Art Direction:
Takeharu Sakaguchi
Assistant Director:
Hiroyoshi Tezeni
Director:
Buichi Saitō
Director of Photography:
Kuratarō Takamura
Original Music Composer:
Taichiro Kosugi
Original Story:
Hisashi Yamanouchi
Production Design:
Kanō Ōtsuka
Screenplay:
Takehiro Nakajima
Sound:
Tsuneo Furuyama
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