The Surf (1975)
Original title: 潮騒
The Surf is a 1975 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Katsumi Nishikawa, with a running time of 1h 33m. It stars Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura and Ichirō Arishima.
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about his rival, and Hatsue's father forbids her to see Shinji. But when the boy saves the passengers on a boat owned by Hatsue's father, his luck in love begins to change.