Eighteen Years, to the Sea

Aug 18, 1979

1h 50m

★ 6.5

Overview

Kei and Atsuo were both enrolled in summer school. Kei was an honor student, and Atsuo was the polar opposite - but opposites attract. After school, the two head to the beach, where they find another student from their school competing against a local gang member, to see who is able to hold his breath longer under water. Overwhelmed by the excitement, Kei and Atsuo decide to try themselves.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

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Cast

Kei Arishima

Aiko Morishita

Atsuo Kuwata

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Eisuke Morimoto

Kaoru Kobayashi

Yu Arishima

Yoshie Shimamura

Takahide Moromoto

Mizuho Suzuki

Kazutaka Oyagi

Eitarō Ozawa

Gang Leader

Shōki Fukae

Sakakibara

Atom Shimojo

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