arring ▁Kaz uk o ▁Mine . ▁ ▁Plot ▁A ▁Japanese ▁village ▁girl ▁travel s ▁to ▁Tokyo ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁becoming ▁a ▁ge ish a . ▁On ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁city , ▁she ▁sees ▁a ▁village ▁where ▁she ▁is ▁attract ed ▁towards ▁a ▁fish erman . ▁There ▁women ▁work ▁as ▁p ear l ▁divers ▁( am as ). ▁When ▁she ▁reaches ▁the ▁city , ▁she ▁dec ides ▁against ▁being ▁a ▁ge ish a ▁and ▁works ▁as ▁a ▁hotel ▁ma id ▁instead . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁the ▁fish erman ▁reaches ▁the ▁city , ▁mar ries ▁her ▁and ▁takes ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁village , ▁where ▁she ▁works ▁as ▁a ▁p ear l ▁diver . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Kaz uk o ▁Mine ▁as ▁Tom ako ▁ ▁P au lette ▁Gir ard ▁as ▁narr ator ▁( voice ) ▁ ▁Production ▁Mar ion ▁G ering ▁produced ▁and ▁directed ▁the ▁picture . ▁F os co ▁Mar ain i ▁and ▁Roy ▁M . ▁Y agin uma ▁were ▁direct ors ▁of ▁phot ography . ▁The ▁English ▁version ▁was ▁narr ated ▁by ▁Tom ▁R owe . ▁Marcel lo ▁Abb ado ▁composed ▁the ▁film ' s ▁music ▁with ▁addition ▁scores ▁provided ▁by ▁Ser gio ▁P ag oni . ▁The ▁film ' s ▁New ▁York ▁premi ere ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁Victoria ▁Films ▁and ▁Times ▁Film ▁Cor p . ▁were ▁the ▁film ' s ▁distrib utors . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁Italian ▁writer ▁F os co ▁Mar ain i ' s ▁work