春来る鬼
/
The Demon Comes In Spring
/
Haru kuru oni
director:
Akira Kobayashi
playwright:
Ryuzo Kikushima
actor:
Toshirō Mifune
/
Masaru Matsuda
/
Sachiko Wakayama
/
Sakae Takita
/
Keiko Tsushima
…
language:
Japanese
length: 2h 17m
release date: 1989-04-15
IMDb: tt0202895
春来る鬼
overview
Island villagers find a young woman and young man swept ashore near their remote village in northeastern Japan. The two have tried to escape the girl's enforced marriage to another man, in order that they may marry themselves. The ancient custom of the village decrees that the angry sea gods must be calmed by throwing the pair back into the sea. The lovers face being sacrificed to the sea gods or perhaps something even more difficult to bear.