The Sea Wall (1959)
海壁
From the opening sequence, combining underwater and aerial footage, this masterpiece about the construction of a steam-power plant in Kurihama (south of Tokyo) far surpasses the limitations of the promotional film genre, and emerges as one of the most staggering sensory experiences in Japanese documentary.
- Date of release
- 1959-01-01
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Kazuo Kuroki
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