The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
1986, Japanese. Directed by Masanobu Deme.
A young woman's life is turned upside down when her husband suddenly disappears, leaving behind numerous debts and his illegitimate child. Desperate to track down her missing husband, she travels to Kyushu in hopes of finding clues to his whereabouts and in the process discovers disturbing secrets about the man she loves.
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 15 January 1986
- Original title
- 玄海つれづれ節
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kazuo Kasahara, Kikuma Shimoiizaka, Tsuyoshi Hyodo
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The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai runs 135 minutes (2h 15m).
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The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 January 1986. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai?
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai (1986) was directed by Masanobu Deme and stars Sayuri Yoshinaga, Aki Yashiro, Morio Kazama.