The Deep Blue Sea

Name: The Deep Blue Sea
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1957-07-30
Rating: 5

DramaMusic1h 28m

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82%

Tomatometer

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52%

Popcornmeter

5.0

TMDB

Storyline

To fulfill a friend’s dying wish, a young sailor Kenji takes on the task of delivering an heirloom to his friend’s daughter, Harumi, who has been adopted by another family. When he arrives, Kenji soon discovers that Harumi and her adopted family are the targets of an evil gang boss. In an attempt to help them, he decides to take matters into his own hands.

Details

DirectorTsuneo Kobayashi

ReleasedJul 30, 1957

StatusReleased

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Featuring an outstanding performance by Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea is a visually stunning, melancholy tale of subsumed passion.”

82% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Wendy Ide

RTThe Times (UK)Oct 23, 2023

[A] deeply affecting adaptation of the acclaimed Terence Rattigan play...

Stanley Kauffmann

RTThe New RepublicJun 18, 2013

Now a new film of the play appears, adapted and directed by Terence Davies with Rachel Weisz in that stellar [Hester Collyer] role and with Rattigan's work in a freshening treatment.

David Thomson

RTThe New RepublicJun 17, 2013

The movie is an exquisite period piece, slow and dank, and unduly persuaded that it's rendering a classic.

Alistair Lawrence

RTCommon Sense MediaMar 11, 2025

Weisz's performance raises the tension even in its most subdued moments, though, to ensure an artful character study of someone unwilling to compromise or apologize for staying true to themselves.