The Night of the Seagull
Cast & Crew
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Katsumi Iwauchi
Director
Mie Hama
Woman
Jin Nakayama
Young man
Megumi Matsumoto
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Natsuko Kahara
Film Details
Also Known As
Suna no kaori
Genre
Drama
Release Date
Jan
1970
Premiere Information
Los Angeles opening: 11 Feb 1970
Production Company
Toho Co.
Country
Japan
Location
Japan
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Mermaid by Matsutaro Kawaguchi (a novel; publication undetermined).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
While out on bail awaiting the verdict of her trial for the murder of her husband's mistress, a woman returns to her seaside home. On the beach she meets a young man with whom she has a brief, passionate affair. The woman is finally acquitted on the grounds of self-defense, but instead of leaving with the youth, she presumably returns to her husband.
Film Details
Also Known As
Suna no kaori
Genre
Drama
Release Date
Jan
1970
Premiere Information
Los Angeles opening: 11 Feb 1970
Production Company
Toho Co.
Country
Japan
Location
Japan
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Mermaid by Matsutaro Kawaguchi (a novel; publication undetermined).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
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Trivia
Notes
Released in Japan in October 1968 as Suna no kaori.
Miscellaneous Notes
c Eastmancolor
dialogue Japanese
subtitled
