Hitogui Ama (1958)
- Original title
- 人喰海女
- Directed by
- Yoshiki Onoda
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In 1950s Japan, a young woman becomes an ama diver. She faces harsh conditions and dangerous people as she tries to survive.
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What happens
Cannibal Ama (人喰海女, Hitogui Ama) is a 1958 Japanese film directed by Yoshiki Onoda and starring Yōko Mihara. The film marked Mihara's debut as the star of Shintoho's series of ama films, a role she took over from Michiko Maeda. The film has never been released on home video, but is not lost as some sources claim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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