Part two of Shimizu's major silent Seven Seas, a family drama of the intertwining fates of the rich, decadent Yagibashis and the far less prosperous Sone family.
Direction
Shimizu's drifting camera finds beauty in domestic prison.
Acting
Hideko Takamine's child eyes hold the entire film's sorrow.
Director
Hiroshi Shimizu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Japan's militarization, the film's critique of decadent wealth was quietly radical and barely slipped past censors.
Shimizu shot on location in Kamakura, using real seasonal light — that gloomy beach scene wasn't staged, just captured.
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