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Your brother throws away his dying girlfriend. You pick up the pieces. Family fun!
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The Tide Does Not Return (1969)

melodrama with teeth1960s Japanese New Wave gritemotional demolition job

Overview

DramaRomance

Reiji and Takashi, although they are brothers, differ from each other like fire and water - Reiji is an empath, and Takashi will use anybody, to get as far up the social ladder as possible. Soon, Takashi dumps his girlfriend Mie to marry the daughter of a certain businessman. Disgusted with this fact, Reiji starts helping the girl. He's even more indignant when he discovers that Mie is terminally ill. From now on, he does everything to make Mie's last days as good as possible, and repay the family, which humiliated woman so much.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Saigō's simmering rage against Moritsugu's reptilian charm

Cinematography

Saitō's cramped compositions trapping characters in their choices

Best for:Solo: When you need to ugly-cry in peace·Date Night: Only if testing relationship emotional durability
Heads up:Emotional: Terminal illness depicted unflinchingly; death is central
Kōichi Saitō

Director

Kōichi Saitō

ReleasedSep 17, 1969
Runtime1h 28m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Shochiku

Top Cast

Teruhiko Saigō

Teruhiko Saigō

Reiji Sugie

Nana Ozaki

Nana Ozaki

Mie

Kohji Moritsugu

Kohji Moritsugu

Shûkichi

Kenichi Mikawa

Kenichi Mikawa

Singer

Kaoru Yumi

Kaoru Yumi

Singer

Jin Nakayama

Jin Nakayama

Yuki Arikawa

Yuki Arikawa

Keiko

Asao Uchida

Asao Uchida

Yasuda

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Cultural

Part of Nikkatsu's 'borderless action' era, when studio programmers sneaked social criticism into melodramas for younger audiences.

Trivia

Kōji Moritsugu (Takashi) became iconic as Ultraman Dan — audiences now find his villainy here deliciously jarring.

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