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Where the Horizon Meets the Sun (1961)

Where the Horizon Meets the Sun poster
Original title
太陽、海を染めるとき
Directed by
Toshio Masuda
Genre
action, drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 29m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young sailor helps a honest shipowner fight a corrupt shipping company that uses violence to control the port. He struggles when his friendship with the shipowner conflicts with his love for the same woman.

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What happens

『太陽、海を染めるとき』(たいよううみをそめるとき)1961年7月15日に公開された日本映画。主演は小林旭、監督舛田利雄。日活制作。 港の船荷を一手に収めようと暴力でマジメな船主を迫害する悪徳船会社に対抗する一人の若い船主を助けて暴れる若い生きのいい航海士が、友情と恋の板挟みで苦悩する。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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