Movie·1991·1h 41m
A Scene at the Sea
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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// overview
The Story
Original title: あの夏、いちばん静かな海。
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.
Producer
Masayuki Mori, Takio Yoshida
Cinematography
Katsumi Yanagijima
Music
Joe Hisaishi
Editor
Takeshi Kitano
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
215 votes
// cast
Cast
Claude Maki
Shigeru
Hiroko Oshima
Takako
Sabu Kawahara
Takoh
Toshizo Fujiwara
Nakajima
Susumu Terajima
Light Truck Man
Katsuya Koiso
Soccer Boy
Toshio Matsui
Soccer Boy's Friend
Yasukazu Ishitani
Fellow Surfer
Tsuyoshi Ohwada
Fellow Surfer
Tatsuya Sugimoto
Fellow Surfer
Kengakusha Akiyama
Fellow Surfer
Naomi Kubota
Orange Woman
Meijin Serizawa
Shigeru's Boss
Tetsu Watanabe
Exercises Man
Keiko Kagimoto
Surf Shop Clerk
Ryosei Tayama
Police Officer
// crew
Crew
Takeshi Kitano
Director, Editor, Screenplay
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Katsumi Yanagijima
Director of Photography
Masayuki Mori
Producer
Takio Yoshida
Producer
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