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A Scene at the Sea(1991)
Status: Released
Date: 1991-10-19
74%
193 Votes
Time: 1h 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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Totsu
Office Kitano
Movie: A Scene at the Sea
Top 10 Billed Cast
真木蔵人
Shigeru
大島弘子
Takako
河原さぶ
Takoh
寺島進
Light Truck Man
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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.
Release Date
1991-10-19
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7.4
Rating:
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