The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

Release date : May 25, 1944
Runtime : 1h 28m
Countries of origin : Japan /
Original Language : Japanese /
Director : Tadashi Imai /
Writers :
Production companies : TOHO /
May 25, 1944 1h 28m Japan Action Japanese More
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It is 1921 and a town has a newspaper which prints urgent bulletins as required. The Washington-based CITES treaty, in which Japan participates, puts a limit on the number of warships any country can possess. As a result, Japan has to decommission a ship to its makers' disappointment. An institute of technology's laboratory designs a new ship. Due to less ships, sailors have to retire and are also disappointed. The laboratory's manager and an admiral are visiting a patient at a hospital and meet coincidentally. The former has a daughter who worries about her father's workload. She asks him to accompany her to a concert. Father has little time, but is convinced for her sake. He is inspired for a ship's design at the performance. The film is inspired by the life of Jo Hiraga.
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  • title:The Cruel Sea
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1944
  • Runtime:1h 28m
  • Genres: Action · War · Drama · History ·
  • Countries of origin: Japan ·
  • Original Language: Japanese ·
  • Director: Tadashi Imai /
  • Writers:
  • Production companies: TOHO ·
  • Overview:It is 1921 and a town has a newspaper which prints urgent bulletins as required. The Washington-based CITES treaty, in which Japan participates, puts a limit on the number of warships any country can possess. As a result, Japan has to decommission a ship to its makers' disappointment. An institute of technology's laboratory designs a new ship. Due to less ships, sailors have to retire and are also disappointed. The laboratory's manager and an admiral are visiting a patient at a hospital and meet coincidentally. The former has a daughter who worries about her father's workload. She asks him to accompany her to a concert. Father has little time, but is convinced for her sake. He is inspired for a ship's design at the performance. The film is inspired by the life of Jo Hiraga.
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