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Japanese film directed by Toshiharu Ikeda. At the 6th

Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, ...

it won three awards.

Synopsis

When a fisherman stands in the way of an industrial scheme, the business developers have him murdered. His wife Migiwa, a pearl diver, plots to avenge his death.

Cast

* Mari Shirato as Migiwa Saeki * Jun Etō () as Saeki Keisuke *

Kentarō Shimizu is a Japanese actor and singer. Born , he graduated from the Ashikaga Institute of Technology. He has been arrested several times, and served prison terms, for various offences, among others illegal drug use. Discography (selection) * 1991 ...

as Miyamoto Shouhei * Seiji Miyaguchi as Tatsuo * Junko Miyashita as Natsuko * Yoshirō Aoki () as Terumasa Miyamoto * Takashi Kanda () as Lawyer Hanaoka * Hiroko Seki () as Nobu

Awards and nominations

6th

. *Won: Best Director - Toshiharu Ikeda *Won: Best Actress - Mari Shirato *Won: Best Cinematography - Yonezou Maeda *4th Best Film

References

External links

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''Mermaid Legend''
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