The Abalone Gals

South of Tokyo is a small island until quite recently relatively unchanged since feudal times. Now, however, it is being made into a tourist's playland and the girls, who had been abalone divers, now become geisha, and the old ways of the island are all topsy-turvy. One of the girls, more sensitive than the rest, sees that here, too, people are motivated only by greed and decides to leave and try to find a better life elsewhere.

Release Date

June 26, 1965

Status

Released

Original Title

ちんころ海女っこ

Runtime

1h 25min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Japanese

Production Companies

Shochiku