The sea was calm
| Movie | |
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| German title | The sea was calm |
| Original title | あ の 夏 、 い ち ば ん 静 か な 海。 Ano natsu, ichiban shizukana umi. |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 1991 |
| length | 101 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Takeshi Kitano |
| script | Takeshi Kitano |
| production |
Masayuki Mori Takio Yoshida |
| music | Joe Hisaishi |
| camera | Katsumi Yanagishima |
| cut | Takeshi Kitano |
| occupation | |
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The sea was calm ( Japanese あ の 夏 、 い ち ば ん 静 か な 海。 , Ano natsu, ichiban shizukana umi. , Literally: “That summer, the calmest sea.”; English A Scene at the Sea ) is a Japanese feature film from the Year 1991 . The love film was directed by Takeshi Kitano , who also wrote the script. The main roles were played by Kuroudo Maki and Hiroko Oshima . The film was released in Japanese theaters on October 19, 1991.
action
Shigeru was born deaf. He has a part-time job in the garbage collection. His girlfriend Takako shares his fate - she is also deaf. During his normal route with the garbage truck, Shigeru discovers a broken surfboard in a garbage heap. Shigeru takes it with him and resolves to teach himself to surf.
He stubbornly pursues his goal, laughed at first, but gets better and better. In the end, his disability repeatedly becomes his undoing, for example when taking part in a surf championship to which he was encouraged by his mentor (owner of the surf shop). Since he does not hear when he is called at the surf championship, he is disqualified.
When he took part in a championship again, he even won a trophy. A little later Shigeru is practicing on the beach again. When Takako comes to visit him, all she finds is the surfboard. Surfing ultimately cost him his life.
Awards
The film was successful at Japanese film awards . He was nominated at the Japanese Academy Awards in 1992 in the categories of Best Film , Best Director , Best Editing and Best Screenplay and won in the categories of Best Music and Best Young Actress (Hiroko Oshima). At the Japanese Blue Ribbon Awards in 1992, the film received awards for Best Picture and Best Director . The Kinema Junpo Awards received The sea was calm the audience award.
Web links
- The sea was calm in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Information about the film
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for The Sea Was Calm . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2011 (PDF; test number: 128 754 V).