| Fireworks over the Sea | |||
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| Director: | Keisuke Kinoshita | ||
| Producer: | Takeshi Ogura | ||
| Music: | Chuji Kinoshita | ||
| Cinematography: | Hiroshi Kusuda | ||
| Editing: | Yoshi Sugihara | ||
| Studio: | Shochiku | ||
| Distributor: | Shochiku | ||
| Runtime: | 122 minutes | ||
| Country: | Japan | ||
| Language: | Japanese | ||
is a 1951 Japanese drama film written and directed by Keisuke Kinoshita.
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.