Higashi Shinakai

East China Sea[1]
Directed by	Tadahiki Isomi
Screenplay by	Shouhei Imamura
Produced by	Shouhei Imamura
Starring	Masakazu Tamura Tetsuya Watari Ryohei Uchida Kanjūrō Arashi Haruko Kato
Cinematography	Shinsaku Himeda
Music by	Hajime Kaburagi
Distributed by	Nikkatsu
Release dates	October 5, 1968 (1968-10-05) (Japan) , April 1969 in US[1]
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

East China Sea[1] (Japanese: 東シナ海) is a 1968 Japanese action film directed by Tadahiki Isomi.[2][3][4]

The film was produced by Shouhei Imamura. He was also in charge of the screenplay.[5][6] The lead star is Masakazu Tamura.[7][8][9]

Synopsis

Chiba Rokurō starts a part-time job on a fishing boat. But the ship has an engine failure in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the ship manages to arrive at Naha Port in Okinawa.[10]

Cast

• Masakazu Tamura as Chiba Rokurō
• Tetsuya Watari as Tamashiro Naoyoshi
• Ryōhei Uchida as Katayama Kunigorō
• Kanjūrō Arashi as Old Guy
• Haruko Kato as Rokurō's mother
• Yukie Kagawa as Tamaki Kana
• Hitoshi Omae as Kamata Yasuo
• Taiji Tonoyama

References

1. Stuart Galbraith, Japanese Filmography : A Complete Reference to 209 Filmmakers and the Over 1250 Films Released in the United States, 1900 Through 1994, Mcfarland, 1996, 509 p. (ISBN 9-780786-400324), p. 157
2. "磯見忠彦". 映画db. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "東シナ海". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
4. 日活アクションの華麗な世界：1954-1971 第十八章不死鳥から流れ星へ-爛熟期における渡哲也 p.476-509 ISBN 4624710878
5. "東シナ海". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
6. "東シナ海". Nikkatsu. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
7. "追悼 田村正和". 20 May 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
8. "東シナ海". UNIJAPAN. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
9. "東シナ海". j映画の時間 ジョルダン. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
10. "東シナ海". 映画コム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

External links

• Higashi Shinakai at IMDb