The Cruel Sea (怒りの海) 79 years old

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.

Credits

The Cruel Sea Cast

Name Character
Setsuko Hara She was 23, 95 years old when she died
Seizaburô Kawazu He was 35, 74 years old when he died
Hisako Yamane She was 23, 69 years old when she died
Denjirō Ōkōchi He was 46, 64 years old when he died
Chieko Murata She was 29, 80 years old when she died

The Cruel Sea Crew

Name Department
Tadashi Imai as Director. He was 32 (79) years old when He died Directing
The Cruel Sea poster
The Cruel Sea (79 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, May 25, 1944
  • Runtime: 88 minutes