A Scene at the Sea

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

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Cast

Claude Maki

Shigeru

Hiroko Oshima

Takako

Sabu Kawahara

Takoh

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Toshizo Fujiwara

Nakajima

Susumu Terajima

Light Truck Man

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Katsuya Koiso

Soccer Boy

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Toshio Matsui

Soccer Boy's Friend

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Yasukazu Ishitani

Fellow Surfer

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Tsuyoshi Ohwada

Fellow Surfer

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Tatsuya Sugimoto

Fellow Surfer

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Kengakusha Akiyama

Fellow Surfer

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Naomi Kubota

Orange Woman

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Meijin Serizawa

Shigeru's Boss

Tetsu Watanabe

Exercises Man

Keiko Kagimoto

Surf Shop Clerk

Ryosei Tayama

Police Officer

Crew

Art

• Osamu Sasaki Art Direction

Camera

• Katsumi Yanagijima Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Mikiko Hayama Makeup Artist

Directing

• Takeshi Kitano Director
• Akira Ohsaki Assistant Director
• Toshihiro Tenma Assistant Director

Editing

• Takeshi Kitano Editor
• Yoshinori Ota Assistant Editor

Lighting

• Hitoshi Takaya Gaffer

Production

• Masayuki Mori Producer
• Takio Yoshida Producer

Sound

• Joe Hisaishi Original Music Composer
• Senji Horiuchi Sound Recordist

Writing

• Takeshi Kitano Screenplay

Photos