Wind and waves of the South

1h 37min

Drama

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...

Cast

Hiroyuki Ôta

Hiroyuki Ôta

Kazuo Morozumi
Yōko Minamida

Yōko Minamida

Yasuko, Kazuo's foster mother
Jūkichi Uno

Jūkichi Uno

Aikichi, Kazuo's father
Hiroshi Ishii

Hiroshi Ishii

Nobuo, Kazuo's younger brother
Zenji Yamada

Zenji Yamada

Shimadachi
Michio Hino

Michio Hino

Rinkichi
Arihiro Fujimura

Arihiro Fujimura

Sewing machine salesperson
Kenji Kawai

Kenji Kawai

Professor
Shingo Ishioka

Shingo Ishioka

Man from Abekku
Kyoko Natsu

Kyoko Natsu

Urban woman

Release date

19th Nov 1961

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語