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Catch a Wave

Catch a Wave

20067.01h 56m

Overview

Three high school students decide to challenge the legendary surf at Shonan Beach.

Directed by Nobuyuki Takahashi
Written by Kazuma Toyoda
Produced by Fumi Hashimoto
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Top Cast

Haruma Miura

Haruma Miura

Taiyo Sasaki

Rosa Kato

Rosa Kato

Julia

Ryo Kimura

Ryo Kimura

Seito Kobayashi

Gaku Hamada

Gaku Hamada

Kosuke Taguchi

I

Ikue Masudo

Takao (as Saya Takagi)

Rikiya Mifune

Rikiya Mifune

Nick

Kenji Sakaguchi

Kenji Sakaguchi

Mark

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Duke Kawahara

Maho Toyota

Maho Toyota

Julia's mother

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About Catch a Wave

Catch a Wave is a action, adventure, drama film released in 2006. Directed by Nobuyuki Takahashi, it stars Haruma Miura, Rosa Kato, Ryo Kimura. Three high school students decide to challenge the legendary surf at Shonan Beach.

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