Feature film — 1991

A Scene at the Sea (1991)

7.51h 41mDrama — Romance — Comedy

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.

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A high-signal pick with 236 votes.

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Director: Takeshi Kitano

On screen

Cast & crew

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

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