The Sound of the Waves (1975)

Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in
love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue’s affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant
gossip about his rival, and Hatsue’s father forbids her to see Shinji. But when the boy
saves the passengers on a boat owned by Hatsue’s father, his luck in love begins to
change.