The Sharks
19642h 46mNo ratings yet
- Drama
Overview
A film adaptation of Masatsugu Nobuhiko's novel of the same name, directed by Tasaka Tomotaka and starring Nakamura Kinnosuke. This literary epic tells the story of how the protagonist, who has become mired in evil due to his poverty and low position, eventually awakens to humanity through an encounter with a nun. Shark was born without a father in a fishing village where the main occupation is catching sharks. In his poor and humiliating life, his only source of comfort is the tender love of his mother. However, on the night of a festival, the village burns to the ground and his mother dies. Left alone, Shark sets off for Kyoto with an old caster.
Keywords
- based on novel or book
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 20, 1964
- Original language
- Japanese
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Toei Company
- Cast
- Jun Hamamura,Michiyo Kogure,Minoru Chiaki,Junko Miyazono,Yoshiko Mita,Akiko Kazami,Yoshi Katō,Kinnosuke Nakamura,Chōichirō Kawarasaki,Daisuke Katōand 3 more
- Director
- Tomotaka Tasaka
- Cinematography
- Masahiko Iimura
- Music
- Masaru Satō
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0323880