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Mermaid Legend

Mermaid Legend

19846.31h 50m

Overview

A married couple of abalone divers must confront ruthless investors taking over their coastline.

Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda
Written by Kazuhiko Miyaya, Takuya Nishioka
Produced by Shiro Sasaki, Susumu Miyasaka, Yoshitaro Negishi
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Top Cast

Mari Shirato

Mari Shirato

Migiwa Saeki

Kentarō Shimizu

Kentarō Shimizu

Shouhei Miyamoto

Jun Etoh

Jun Etoh

Keisuke Saeki

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Tatsuo

Junko Miyashita

Junko Miyashita

Natsuko

Yoshirō Aoki

Yoshirō Aoki

Terumasa Miyamoto

Takashi Kanda

Takashi Kanda

Lawyer Daiji Hanaoka

Hiroko Seki

Hiroko Seki

Nobu

Hiroshi Shimizu

Hiroshi Shimizu

Terumasa's Right-Hand Man

Kazuo Katō

Kazuo Katō

Ota

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Themes & Keywords

rapewidowmarried couplefishermannuclear power plantrevengevigilantebased on mangawitness to murderdiverland developerabalonefishing villagehusband and wife

About Mermaid Legend

Mermaid Legend is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 1984 exploring themes of rape, widow, married couple, fisherman, nuclear power plant, revenge. Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda, it stars Mari Shirato, Kentarō Shimizu, Jun Etoh. A married couple of abalone divers must confront ruthless investors taking over their coastline.

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