Higashi Shinakai

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

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

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