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The Wild Sea (1969)

The Wild Sea poster
Original title
荒い海
Directed by
Tokujirō Yamazaki
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 10m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A story about people working and living on the sea. It follows their struggles with the harsh ocean environment and their relationships with one another.

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What happens

The Wild Sea (Japanese: 荒い海, Hepburn: Arai Umi) is a 1969 Japanese seafaring drama film directed by Tokujirō Yamazaki. Planning took five years, while filming took place over a one year and two month period. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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