Rent The Sea Is Watching (2002)
3.6 of 5 from 58 ratings
1h 54min
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- Synopsis:
- Set in a 19th-century brothel, The sea is watching is the story of a beautiful young geisha, O-Shin (Nagiko Tohno), who harbours a samurai Hidetaka Yoshioka) seeking refuge. Falling in love with O-Shin, the samurai hopes to cleanse her of the sins of her profession. But fate and fortune conspire to keep the lovers apart. When another young man (Masatoshi Nagase) appears, a thunderous storm strikes their village. What, if anything, will survive nature's fury?
- Actors:
- Misa Shimizu, Nagiko Tôno, Masatoshi Nagase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Miho Tsumiki, Michiko Kawai, Yumiko Nogawa, Tenshi Kamogawa, Yukiya Kitamura, Takayuki Katô, Kumiko Tsuchiya, Rikiya Ôtaka, Renji Ishibashi, Eiji Okuda, Teru Satô, Kenta Satô, Ayaka Fujii, Shûji Ôtsuki, Yukino Mogi, Miki Hayashida
- Directors:
- Kei Kumai
- Writers:
- Kei Kumai, Akira Kurosawa
- Aka:
- Umi wa miteita
- Studio:
- Columbia Tristar
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to: Akira Kurosawa
- Countries:
- Japan
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Reviews (2) of The Sea Is Watching
A tale of hope and sorrow - The Sea Is Watching review by CP Customer
Set in 19th century Japan, the story of 'The Sea Is Watching' explores the lives of the women working in a seaside geisha house. The house is run by an elderly couple whose geisha staff are a group of women who know their trade and take pride in their careers, with each having a reason for turning to the life of a geisha. Overall, it's a charming, thoroughly watchable film, beautifully shot and with an ending which will leave you wanting more.
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Kurosawa meets Mills & Boon - The Sea Is Watching review by JD3
As a big fan of the Great Man's work I put this on my list only to be disappointed.
Expecting the cinematic flourishes the detailed character drawing and tension of his earlier works I was faced with a flimsy story that had no sense that it was anything to do with Kurosawa. There is a featurette which goes someway to explaining why this is.
Stick with Ikiru, High and Low et al if you wish to eperience his best work
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