Eighteen Years, to the Sea (1979) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1979 · 110 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Toshiya Fujita

Starring

Eitarô Ozawa, Mizuho Suzuki, Kaoru Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Aiko Morishita, Atom Shimojo

Kei, a diligent honor student, and Atsuo, his carefree opposite, meet at summer school and quickly become friends. After class they wander to the beach, where they watch a fellow student challenge a local gang member in a breath‑holding contest. Inspired by the thrill, the duo decides to try the breath‑holding challenge themselves.