Wind and waves of the South

  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 97 min
  • Premiere: 1961. November 19.

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...

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Hiroyuki Ôta

Kazuo Morozumi

Yōko Minamida

Yasuko, Kazuo's foster mother

Jūkichi Uno

Aikichi, Kazuo's father

Kayo Matsuo

Sugiko

Hiroshi Ishii

Nobuo, Kazuo's younger brother

Zenji Yamada

Shimadachi

Michio Hino

Rinkichi

Arihiro Fujimura

Sewing machine salesperson

Kenji Kawai

Professor

Ikuko Kimuro

Teacher

Shingo Ishioka

Man from Abekku

Kyoko Natsu

Urban woman

Art

Takeharu Sakaguchi

Art Direction

Kanō Ōtsuka

Production Design

Camera

Kuratarō Takamura

Director of Photography

Directing

Buichi Saitō

Director

Hiroyoshi Tezeni

Assistant Director

Sound

Taichiro Kosugi

Original Music Composer

Writing

Hisashi Yamanouchi

Original Story

Takehiro Nakajima

Screenplay

Art

Takeharu Sakaguchi

Art Direction

Kanō Ōtsuka

Production Design

Camera

Kuratarō Takamura

Director of Photography

Directing

Buichi Saitō

Director

Hiroyoshi Tezeni

Assistant Director

Sound

Taichiro Kosugi

Original Music Composer

Writing

Hisashi Yamanouchi

Original Story

Takehiro Nakajima

Screenplay