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A Scene at the Sea

A Scene at the Sea

19917.41h 41m

Overview

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.

Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Written by Takeshi Kitano
Produced by Masayuki Mori, Takio Yoshida
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Top Cast

Claude Maki

Claude Maki

Shigeru

Hiroko Oshima

Hiroko Oshima

Takako

Sabu Kawahara

Sabu Kawahara

Takoh

T

Toshizo Fujiwara

Nakajima

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Light Truck Man

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Katsuya Koiso

Soccer Boy

T

Toshio Matsui

Soccer Boy's Friend

Y

Yasukazu Ishitani

Fellow Surfer

T

Tsuyoshi Ohwada

Fellow Surfer

T

Tatsuya Sugimoto

Fellow Surfer

Themes & Keywords

surfingdeafreconciliation

About A Scene at the Sea

A Scene at the Sea is a drama, romance, comedy film released in 1991 exploring themes of surfing, deaf, reconciliation. Directed by Takeshi Kitano, it stars Claude Maki, Hiroko Oshima, Sabu Kawahara. 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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