Eddy Currents of Life
1964, Japanese. Directed by Buichi Saitō.
It is 1922 and Fumiko is a high school student. Her family is poor but she loves to study literature. Her father, a peddler, does not return home and Fumiko finds herself in financial trouble, not being able to pay for her schooling and her school excursion trip. Still, she gets a temporary job at a factory and tries to make ends meet. A film about bright side of youth adapted from the television serial of the same name.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Buichi SaitōDirector
- Sayuri YoshinagaFumiko Hayashi
- Mitsuo HamadaKohei Osugi
- Ken YamauchiJiro Sasaki
- Midori TashiroTsugiko Sasaki
- Tomoko NaraokaMino Hayashi
- Kenjirō IshiyamaCast
- Eijirō TōnoShigesuke Hayashi
- Sadako SawamuraTeacher Ikegami
- Ayako HoshoCast
- Kyoko HoriTeacher Gunda
- Daizaburo HirataJiro's older brother
- Zenji YamadaCast
Details
- Released
- 22 November 1964
- Original title
- うず潮
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kimiaki Koyamazaki, Sumie Tanaka
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How long is Eddy Currents of Life?
Eddy Currents of Life runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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Which OTT platform is Eddy Currents of Life on?
Eddy Currents of Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 November 1964. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Eddy Currents of Life?
If you liked Eddy Currents of Life, try Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade, Tamako Love Story, The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie.
Who directed Eddy Currents of Life?
Eddy Currents of Life (1964) was directed by Buichi Saitō and stars Sayuri Yoshinaga, Mitsuo Hamada, Ken Yamauchi.