The Cruel Sea (1944)
It is 1921 and a town has a newspaper which prints urgent bulletins as required. The Washington-based CITES treaty, in which Japan participates, puts a limit on the number of warships any country can possess. As a result, Japan has to decommission a ship to its makers' disappointment. An institute of technology's laboratory designs a new ship. Due to less ships, sailors have to retire and are also disappointed. The laboratory's manager and an admiral are visiting a patient at a hospital and meet coincidentally. The former has a daughter who worries about her father's workload. She asks him to accompany her to a concert. Father has little time, but is convinced for her sake. He is inspired for a ship's design at the performance. The film is inspired by the life of Jo Hiraga.
| Movie ID | 34120 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Drama, History, War |
| Director | Tadashi Imai |
| Main cast | Denjirō Ōkōchi, Setsuko Hara, Seizaburō Kawazu, Hisako Yamane, Ichirō Tsukida, Chieko Murata |
| Release date | 25 May 1944 |
| Release year | 1944 |
| Language | Japanese |
| Duration | 88 min (1h 28m) |
| Rating | – |
| Production house | TOHO |
Director: Tadashi Imai
Top cast
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Setsuko Hara
Seizaburō Kawazu
Hisako Yamane
Ichirō Tsukida
Chieko MurataRate & review
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