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A Scene at the Sea (1991) | Top 18% · CriticCrunch

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A Scene at the Sea

Movie1991·101 min

A Scene at the Sea

Directed by Takeshi Kitano

Drama Romance Comedy

A drama romance film directed by Takeshi Kitano.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 18%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.5/10

230 ratings

About A Scene at the Sea

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.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Cozy
Story Tags: identity self discovery, isolation loneliness, sports, ocean maritime, urban, romantic partners, underdog, everyman, training arc

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Details

Director: Takeshi Kitano
Language: Japanese

Cast

Claude Maki, Hiroko Oshima, Sabu Kawahara

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Where to Watch A Scene at the Sea

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How A Scene at the Sea Ranks

All movies

Top 18%

1990s movies

Top 17%

Drama movies

Top 17%

1990s Drama movies

Top 18%

Takeshi Kitano films#6 of 15

Top 18% All movies.

the vibe

A Scene at the Sea Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burnbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfelt

contemplative

cozy

What it's about

training arcidentity self discoveryisolation lonelinessunderdogeverymanromantic partnerssportsocean maritimeurban

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

contemplativequiet