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A SCENE AT THE SEA

Director: Takeshi Kitano Run Time: 101 min. Release Year: 1991 Language: Japanese

Starring: Claude Maki, Hiroko Oshima, Sabu Kawahara, Susumu Terajima, Toshizo Fujiwara

Best known in the US for violent thrillers like Sonatine, Takeshi Kitano launched his own production company with this gentle, haunting masterpiece. A Scene at the Sea tells the story of a deaf trash collector (Claude Maki) who finds a broken surfboard on his garbage route. He repairs it and, encouraged by his girlfriend (Hiroko Ôshima), begins surfing every day, eventually entering in competitions. Driven by the music of frequent Miyazaki collaborator Joe Hisaishi.

“A gentle, Bressonian love story.” – BBC

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