The Sound of Waves
1964, Japanese. Directed by Kenjirō Morinaga.
On a small island, inhabited by only fourteen hundred people, a young fisherman's son, Shinji falls in love with Hatsue, the daughter of the richest and most difficult man on the island. Despite their differences in class, they begin to meet and rumors spread of them having an illicit affair. Soon after, Shinji jumps into a stormy sea to help a ship in distress. The vessel turns out to be owned by Hatsue's arrogant father, who now becomes an understanding and sympathetic parent and allows the two lovers to marry.
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Kenjirō MorinagaDirector
- Sayuri YoshinagaHatsue Miyata
- Mitsuo HamadaShinji Kubo
- Daizaburo HirataYasuo Kawamoto
- Kayo MatsuoChiyoko
- Toyo TakahashiOharu
- Masao ShimizuLighthouse Chief
- Ichirō SugaiJukichi Oyama
- Keiko HaraLighthouse manager's wife
- Tomio AokiEmployee
- Kiyoshi KamodaCast
- Tokuhei MiyaharaCast
- Shigeru KōyamaCast
Details
- Released
- 29 April 1964
- Original title
- 潮騒
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Gorō Tanada
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The Sound of Waves runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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The Sound of Waves isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 April 1964. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Sound of Waves?
The Sound of Waves (1964) was directed by Kenjirō Morinaga and stars Sayuri Yoshinaga, Mitsuo Hamada, Daizaburo Hirata.