Nikkatsu finally responds to Suzuki's growing discontentment by giving him a bigger budget and a better script. This episodic collection of "real coast guard action stories" was the perfect vehicle for Koji Wada. Whatever negative press he had received for Tokyo Knights was quickly forgotten. He became the new "teen star." And Suzuki: "the director to watch."
Credits
Blood-Red Water in the Channel Cast
Name |
Character |
Ryôji Hayama
He was 28, now 92 years old
|
as Katsumi Funakoshi |
Jun Hamamura
He was 55, 89 years old when he died
|
as Minobe |
Kotoe Hatsui
She was 32, 61 years old when she died
|
as Namie |
Torahiko Hamada
He was 42, 90 years old when he died
|
as Fujii |
Eiji Gō
He was 24, 55 years old when he died
|
as Nekomatsu |
Kôji Wada
He was 17, 42 years old when he died
|
as Yosuke Funakoshi |
Mayumi Shimizu
She was 21, now 84 years old
|
as Tsugi |
Hisano Yamaoka
She was 35, 72 years old when she died
|
as Hiromi |
Yuriko Hanabusa
She was 61, 69 years old when she died
|
as Yae Funakoshi |
Blood-Red Water in the Channel Crew