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The Surf (1975)

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Original title
潮騒
Directed by
Katsumi Nishikawa
Genre
romance film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young couple falls in love on a remote Japanese island. The story follows their relationship as they face local tradition and family expectations.

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What happens

『潮騒』(しおさい)は、1975年制作の日本映画(東宝、カラー)。原作は三島由紀夫の同名小説。西河克己監督。山口百恵文芸作品第2弾。ホリプロダクション創立15周年記念作品。 5億200万円の配給収入を記録、1975年(昭和50年)の邦画配給収入ランキングの第6位となった。観客動員数は170万人。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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