

Sea of Wandering
1990, Japanese. Directed by Buichi Saitō.
Set in Osaka just after the end of the war, the story depicts an unconventional merchant who returns from evacuation. The film is based on the novel of the same name written by Teru Miyamoto, and the screenplay was written by Eizo Sugawa, who also wrote "Horagawa". The director is Takeichi Saito, who also directed "Kawachi no Osan no Uta: Yokita no Ware". Kozo Okazaki, who worked on "I am a Cat," is in charge of the cinematography.
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 3 November 1990
- Original title
- 流転の海
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Eizō Sugawa
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Sea of Wandering runs 128 minutes (2h 8m).
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Who directed Sea of Wandering?
Sea of Wandering (1990) was directed by Buichi Saitō and stars Hisaya Morishige, Yumiko Nogawa, Koichi Sato.