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A Scene at the Sea
A Scene at the Sea

A Scene at the Sea

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

7.457/10

Release Date

19 October 1991

Country

Japan

Cast

Claude Maki

Claude Maki

Shigeru

Hiroko Oshima

Hiroko Oshima

Takako

Sabu Kawahara

Sabu Kawahara

Takoh

Toshizo Fujiwara

Toshizo Fujiwara

Nakajima

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Light Truck Man

Katsuya Koiso

Katsuya Koiso

Soccer Boy

Toshio Matsui

Toshio Matsui

Soccer Boy's Friend

Yasukazu Ishitani

Yasukazu Ishitani

Fellow Surfer

Tsuyoshi Ohwada

Tsuyoshi Ohwada

Fellow Surfer

Tatsuya Sugimoto

Tatsuya Sugimoto

Fellow Surfer

Kengakusha Akiyama

Kengakusha Akiyama

Fellow Surfer

Naomi Kubota

Naomi Kubota

Orange Woman

Meijin Serizawa

Meijin Serizawa

Shigeru's Boss

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

Exercises Man

Keiko Kagimoto

Keiko Kagimoto

Surf Shop Clerk

Ryosei Tayama

Ryosei Tayama

Police Officer

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