Fireworks over the Sea
Japanese name
Kanji海の花火
Directed byKeisuke Kinoshita
Written byKeisuke Kinoshita
Produced byTakeshi Ogura
Starring
CinematographyHiroshi Kusuda
Edited byYoshi Sugihara
Music byChuji Kinoshita
Production
company
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • 25 October 1951 (1951-10-25) (Japan)[1][2]
Running time
122 minutes[1][2]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Fireworks over the Sea a.k.a. Fireworks by the Ocean (海の花火, Umi no hanabi) is a 1951 Japanese drama film written and directed by Keisuke Kinoshita.

Plot

In Yobuko, Southern Japan, brothers Tarobei and Jinkichi are running a fishing business with two ships of their own. As the catch is too low to cover the expenses, caused by the corrupt ship captains, their business is threatened with bankruptcy when the investors demand their money back. In addition, the fishing association announces to withdraw the boats' license, as the nationwide number of licensed fishing boats is limited.

After firing the corrupt captains, Tarobei and Jinkichi hire Tsuyoshi and his younger brother Wataru to take over the commands on their ships. When a potential investor offers a loan on the condition that Tarobei gives his younger daughter Miwa as a bride to the investor's son, Tarobei gets into a conflict over his vow never to marry any of his daughters off for monetary reasons. Meanwhile, Miwa has fallen in love with Wataru, while Tsuyoshi has developed an affection for Mie, Miwa's older sister, who lost her husband in the war. After the new ship crews have successfully fought off the old ones, and Tarobei has finally been able to convince the association to renew the license (at the cost of his health), the ships can set sails.

Cast

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "海の花火 (Fireworks over the Sea)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "海の花火 (Fireworks over the Sea)". Shochiku Cinema Classics (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "6th Mainichi Film Awards". Mainichi.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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