The Sound of Waves

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yukio_Mishima
gptkb:Mishima_Yukio
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:television_series
gptkb:theatre
gptkb:1959
gptkb:1960
gptkb:Yukio_Mishima
gptkb:film
gptkbp:audience cult following
gptkbp:author gptkb:Yukio_Mishima
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
gptkb:Mainichi_Film_Award_for_Best_Film
gptkb:CEO
gptkb:Blue_Ribbon_Award_for_Best_Actor
gptkbp:based_on The Sound of Waves (novel)
gptkbp:box_office successful
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Tatsuya_Nakadai
gptkb:Toshiro_Mifune
gptkb:Masayuki_Mori
gptkb:Yoko_Tsukasa
gptkb:Keiko_Kishi
gptkb:Toshirō_Mifune
gptkbp:character_arc Mitsuko's independence
Shinji's journey
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:Nirō_Watanabe
gptkb:Masako
Mitsuko's choices
Shinji's growth
gptkbp:character_relationships Mitsuko and her family
Shinji and Mitsuko
Shinji and his mother
Masako and her family
Nirō and Masako
Nirō and his father
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Kazuo_Miyagawa
gptkb:Kōzō_Okazaki
gptkbp:climax conflict resolution
gptkbp:color black and white
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:class
personal desires
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
generally positive
well-received
gptkbp:cultural_impact post-war Japan
influenced other works
studied in literature courses
gptkbp:cultural_significance Japanese cinema
depicts post-war Japan
gptkbp:director gptkb:Kōzō_Saeki
gptkb:Masaki_Kobayashi
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Toho
gptkbp:ends_at hopeful
gptkbp:film_score orchestral
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Shikoku
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Japanese
gptkb:NHK
100 minutes
realism
emotional impact
visual storytelling
thematic depth
cultural reflection
Keiichi Uraoka
character complexity
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Akira_Ifukube
gptkb:High_School
romance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sound of Waves
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:temple
gptkb:mythological_figure
Japanese aesthetics
Shinto beliefs
nature imagery
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Artist
modernist literature
post-war Japan
gptkbp:inscription gptkb:1956
gptkbp:inspiration Mishima's own experiences
Mishima's experiences
gptkbp:isbn 978-4-10-100001-0
gptkbp:language gptkb:Japanese
gptkbp:legacy influential film
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Nirō_Watanabe
gptkb:Shinji
gptkb:Masako
gptkb:Mitsuko
gptkbp:motif gptkb:award
gptkb:organization
fishing
gptkbp:music gptkb:Toshiro_Mayuzumi
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
linear
symbolic elements
descriptive imagery
character introspection
gptkbp:page_count 224
gptkbp:plot coming-of-age story
cultural expectations
romantic tension
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Toho_Company
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1954
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Shinchōsha
gptkbp:release_date April 14, 1962
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1962
gptkb:1980
1959-04-25
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Sound_of_Waves_(2021)
gptkbp:runtime 100 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Masaki_Kobayashi
gptkb:Yukio_Mishima
gptkbp:setting gptkb:island
a small fishing village in Japan
island of Uta-jima
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:island
gptkb:beach
waves
gptkbp:theme gptkb:class
love
nature
class struggle
gptkbp:themes love
nature
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:The_Sound_of_Waves
Meredith Weatherby