Mermaid Legend

Mermaid Legend (人魚伝説) is a 1984 Japanese film directed by Toshiharu Ikeda. At the 6th Yokohama Film Festival it won three awards.

Synopsis
When a fisherman stands in the way of an industrial scheme, the business developers have him murdered. His wife Migiwa, a pearl diver, plots to avenge his death.

Cast

 * Mari Shirato as Migiwa Saeki
 * Jun Etō (江藤潤) as Saeki Keisuke
 * Kentarō Shimizu as Miyamoto Shouhei
 * Seiji Miyaguchi as Tatsuo
 * Junko Miyashita as Natsuko
 * Yoshirō Aoki (青木義朗) as Terumasa Miyamoto
 * Takashi Kanda (神田隆) as Lawyer Hanaoka
 * Hiroko Seki (関弘子) as Nobu

Awards and nominations
6th Yokohama Film Festival.
 * Won: Best Director - Toshiharu Ikeda
 * Won: Best Actress - Mari Shirato
 * Won: Best Cinematography - Yonezou Maeda
 * 4th Best Film