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The Waves

5.519521h 30mMovie

Before a young woman can be sold to a geisha, she becomes pregnant.

DirectorNoboru Nakamura

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Cast · Directed by Noboru Nakamura

SSShin Saburi
Shin Saburi
CAChikage Awashima
Chikage Awashima
KTKeiko Tsushima
Keiko Tsushima
YKYōko Katsuragi
Yōko Katsuragi
CRChishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
TSTakeshi Sakamoto
Takeshi Sakamoto
SM
Shizuka Murase
AIAkira Ishihama
Akira Ishihama
HIHanshiro Iwai
Hanshiro Iwai
KSKōji Shitara
Kōji Shitara

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The Waves — streaming FAQ

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The Waves hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around May 22, 1952. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.