On the Beach
In a summer in Shonan village, Sumiko is the daughter of an important upper-class Shikishima family, she loves to paint pictures, is going through a cooling-off of an arranged marriage that did not work out. However, she feels attraction for Nishina a rough and obscene man ... On the other hand, the younger sister, Naomi Sumiko is envious of her sister for her beauty. Naomi feels ugly since all men seem to like Sumiko. Both sisters then become embroiled in a major problem in discovering the real intentions of Nishina, a man who hides behind a mask to rape women.
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About On the Beach
On the Beach is a 1985 Japanese-language drama film directed by Junichi Suzuki. The cast is led by Rei Akasaka, Aki Hayasaka, Hideaki Tezuka. It has a runtime of 1h 7m.
On the Beach was produced by Nikkatsu Corporation and made in Japan. It was released on August 24, 1985.
- Director
- Junichi Suzuki
- Writers
- Yu Mitsui
- Release date
- August 24, 1985
- Original language
- Japanese
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Japan
- Production
- Nikkatsu Corporation
On the Beach cast & crew
On the Beach was directed by Junichi Suzuki and written by Yu Mitsui.
The cast features Rei Akasaka as Sumiko Shikishima(敷島澄子), Aki Hayasaka as Naomi Shikishima(敷島直美), Hideaki Tezuka as Michitarô Ogisu / Servant of the villa(荻須道太郎), Sadami Sakamoto as Tsuguo Nishina(仁科継男), Ranko Mizuki as Moeko Shikishima - Sumiko's Step Mother(敷島萌子), and Rena Kuroki as Machiko Machidori - Michitarô's Girl(待鳥まち子).
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Yoshimasa Mine, cinematography is by Teio Noda, and it was produced by Eiji Tsuru and Koji Chiba.
Is On the Beach worth watching?
At 1h 7m, it's an easy, time-light watch.
If you enjoy drama, On the Beach is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of On the Beach
Rei Akasaka
Sumiko Shikishima(敷島澄子)
Aki Hayasaka
Naomi Shikishima(敷島直美)
Hideaki Tezuka
Michitarô Ogisu / Servant of the villa(荻須道太郎)
Sadami Sakamoto
Tsuguo Nishina(仁科継男)
Ranko Mizuki
Moeko Shikishima - Sumiko's Step Mother(敷島萌子)
Rena Kuroki
Machiko Machidori - Michitarô's Girl(待鳥まち子)
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On the Beach runs 1 hours 7 minutes (67 minutes).
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