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Mermaid Legend poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 64.8 / 100
1984·Crime / Drama / Horror·1h 50m

MERMAID LEGEND

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

Above the Line
Toshiharu Ikeda·DirectorTakuya Nishioka·ScreenplayKazuhiko Miyaya·Comic BookYonezō Maeda·Director of PhotographyToshiyuki Honda·Original Music ComposerAkimasa Kawashima·Editor
Cast
Mari Shirato·Migiwa SaekiKentarō Shimizu·Shouhei MiyamotoJun Etoh·Keisuke SaekiSeiji Miyaguchi·TatsuoJunko Miyashita·NatsukoYoshirō Aoki·Terumasa MiyamotoTakashi Kanda·Lawyer Daiji HanaokaHiroko Seki·NobuHiroshi Shimizu·Terumasa's Right-Hand ManKazuo Katō·Ota
Full Crew
(17 credits)
Directing· 3
Toshiharu Ikeda·DirectorKoichi Shiraishi·Assistant DirectorMasaru Ueyama·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Takuya Nishioka·ScreenplayKazuhiko Miyaya·Comic Book
Camera· 1
Yonezō Maeda·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Akimasa Kawashima·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Toshiyuki Honda·Original Music ComposerOsamu Onodera·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 2
Fumio Ogawa·Art DirectionShigeru Adachi·Set Decoration
Production· 5
Shiro Sasaki·ProducerSusumu Miyasaka·ProducerYoshitaro Negishi·ProducerYosuke Taga·ProducerTsutomu Yamamoto·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Yukio Inoue·Lighting Technician
By the Numbers
64.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
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