A Scene at the Sea

Oct 19, 1991

1h 41m

★ 7.4

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

Totsu

Office Kitano

TOHO

A Scene at the Sea Trailers

Cast

Shigeru

Claude Maki

Takako

Hiroko Oshima

Takoh

Sabu Kawahara

Nakajima

Toshizo Fujiwara

Light Truck Man

Susumu Terajima

Soccer Boy

Katsuya Koiso

Soccer Boy's Friend

Toshio Matsui

Fellow Surfer

Yasukazu Ishitani

Fellow Surfer

Tsuyoshi Ohwada

Fellow Surfer

Tatsuya Sugimoto

Fellow Surfer

Kengakusha Akiyama

Orange Woman

Naomi Kubota

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