Ano natsu, ichiban shizukana umi
Directed by:
Takeshi KitanoScreenplay:
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Deaf teenager Shigeru leads a drudgerous life as a dustman by day. After picking up a discarded surfboard on his rounds he finds himself drawn to the waves accompanied by his doting girlfriend, the equally deaf Takako. Initially ridiculed by the local surfing clique, he spends his every spare hour trying to master the sea until his determination eventually catches the eye of the owner of a nearby surf shop who persuades him to enter a local contest. His first attempt at competition is scuppered when he fails to hear the announcement for his category. However, his unwavering perseverance begins to impress the surf crowd and very soon both he and Takako are accepted as part of the group... (official distributor synopsis)
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Takeshi Kitano is the Japanese filmmaker I’m most familiar with. And since I know him mostly in terms of Japanese mafia practices, I was really curious to see what this incredibly quiet movie would be like. And it was just like Cinemax said – it was so quiet that if I fell asleep during the movie, not a single scene would wake me up throughout those 101 minutes. In any case, the romantic atmosphere of people’s relationship with the sea and connecting through surfing was really pleasant, hypnotic, almost. Which is also what made me watch till the end, although I probably wouldn’t last a second time.
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