Wind and waves of the South
母ぁちゃん、海が知ってるよ
Release: 1961-11-19
·Runtime: 97m
Drama
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...
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Cast
Chōko Iida
as Riki
Eijirō Tōno
as Genji
Masako Izumi
as Miyoko
Zenji Yamada
as Shimadachi
Ikuko Kimuro
as Teacher
Yōko Minamida
as Yasuko, Kazuo's foster mother
Michio Hino
as Rinkichi
Yumi Takano
as Sueno
Nobuo Kaneko
as Kihei
Hiroyuki Ôta
as Kazuo Morozumi
Mitsuo Hamada
as Shinji
Kayo Matsuo
as Sugiko
Nobuo Kawakami
as Yazō
Kotoe Hatsui
as Fusyo
Arihiro Fujimura
as Sewing machine salesperson
Jūkichi Uno
as Aikichi, Kazuo's father
