Fireworks over the Sea

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, owed to the corrupt 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 previous captains, Tarobei and Jinkichi hire Tsuyoshi and his younger brother to take over the commands on their ships. Tarobei is also in a conflict over his vow never to marry any of his daughters off for monetary reasons, and a potential investor's offer for a loan when Tarobei gives his younger daughter Miwa as a bride to the investor's son. Meanwhile, Miwa has fallen in love with Tsuyoshi's brother, while Tsuyoshi developed an affection for Mie, Miwa's sister, who lost her husband in the war. After a fight between the old and the new crew, and Tarobei finally being able to convince the association to renew the license (at the cost of his health), the ships can set sails.

Cast[]

• Michiyo Kogure as Mie Kamiya
• Yōko Katsuragi as Miwa Kamiya
• Teruko Kishi as Sami
• Chishū Ryū as Tarobei Kamiya
• Isuzu Yamada as Kaoru Uozumi
• Chieko Higashiyama as Mitsu
• Takashi Miki as Shōgo
• Keiko Tsushima as Yukiko Nomura
• Rentarō Mikuni as Tsuyoshi Yabuki
• Wataru Sakisaka
• Haruko Sugimura as Kono Kujirai
• Keiji Sada as Tamihiko Kujirai
• Akira Ishihama as Ippei Nagisa
• Toshiko Kobayashi as Midori
• Takeshi Sakamoto as Jinkichi Aikawa

Awards[]

• Mainichi Film Concour for Best Actor Chishū Ryū^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Fireworks over the Sea at IMDb
• Fireworks over the Sea at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
• "Umi no hanabi". Shochiku Films. Retrieved 2 February 2021.