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A Scene at the Sea

Name: A Scene at the Sea
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Released: 1991
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Claude Maki, Hiroko Oshima, Sabu Kawahara, Toshizo Fujiwara, Susumu Terajima

A deaf garbage collector happens upon a broken and discarded surfboard. The discovery plants in him dreams of becoming a surf champion. Encouraged by his also deaf girlfriend, he persists against all odds.

1991 · Directed by Takeshi Kitano · 101 min · Drama · Romance · Comedy · 18 frames

Crew

Screenplay: Takeshi Kitano
Cinematography: Katsumi Yanagijima
Edited by: Takeshi Kitano
Music: Joe Hisaishi
Produced by: Masayuki Mori, Takio Yoshida

Cast

Claude Maki as Shigeru
Hiroko Oshima as Takako
Sabu Kawahara as Takoh
Toshizo Fujiwara as Nakajima
Susumu Terajima as Light Truck Man
Katsuya Koiso as Soccer Boy
Toshio Matsui as Soccer Boy's Friend
Yasukazu Ishitani as Fellow Surfer
Tsuyoshi Ohwada as Fellow Surfer
Tatsuya Sugimoto as Fellow Surfer

Production

Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Studios: Totsu, Office Kitano, TOHO
Themes: surfing, deaf, reconciliation

More by Takeshi Kitano

Broken Rage — 2024
Violent Cop — 1989
Takeshis' — 2005
Kids Return — 1996
Brother — 2000
Kikujiro — 1999
Outrage Coda — 2017
Outrage — 2010
Fireworks — 1997
Sonatine — 1993
Dolls — 2002

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