Sea Without Exit
出口のない海 Deguchi no Nai Umi
Synopsis
Koji Namiki is a young pitcher who has shown great promise on the diamond by winning the National High School Baseball Championships. Shortly after entering college, however, Namiki's athletic career is called into question after he suffers a severe elbow injury. But despite a disheartening diagnosis, Namiki is determined to make a comeback. With a little help from his teammates it appears that he is getting back on track, too. Recently, he's even developed a new slow ball that he and his teammates have christened "the magic pitch". Fate can be a cruel mistress though, and when World War II breaks out Namiki the entire team join the navy and begin a training regiment specifically designed to prepare them for the ultimate darkness, an submarine attack method also known as "The Human Torpedo".
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Ichikawa Ebizo XI
Koji Namiki
Yusuke Iseya
Katsuya Kita
Shun Shioya
Nobuo Ito
Teruyuki Kagawa
Kashima
Yuko Kotegawa
Mitsue Namiki
Tomokazu Miura
Toshiaki Namiki
Mitsunori Isaki
Hiroyuki Okita
Shuji Kashiwabara
Yasukichi Sakuma
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Baba
Juri Ueno
Minako Narumi
Sei Hiraizumi
Hiroyuki Hirayama
Gouhara
Kyôta Inoue
Yuki Kuroda
Satoshi Obata
Tsubasa Nakamura
Chihara
Anna Odaka
Yukiyo Namiki
Makoto Sakamoto
Kikuchi
Yasuhito Shimao
Shibada
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kiyoshi Sasabe
- Screenplay & Story
- Yoji Yamada, Motofumi Tomikawa
- Original Score
- Mino Kabasawa
- Original Title
- 出口のない海 Deguchi no Nai Umi
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Production Studios
- Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, The Asahi Shimbun, Sumitomo Corporation, Eisei Gekijo, SKY Perfect Well Think, Dentsu Ad-Gear, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Pony Canyon, IMAGICA
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kiyoshi Sasabe
Yoji Yamada, Motofumi Tomikawa, Hideo Yokoyama
Mino Kabasawa
Katsumi Yanagijima
Isao Kawase
Chiaki Noji, Tetsuo Sasho
Department Leadership Roster
Kiyoshi Sasabe
Director
Yoji Yamada
Screenplay
Motofumi Tomikawa
Screenplay
Chiaki Noji
Producer
Tetsuo Sasho
Producer
Isao Kawase
Editor
Katsumi Yanagijima
Director of Photography
Mino Kabasawa
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Sea Without Exit
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What is Sea Without Exit about?
Koji Namiki is a young pitcher who has shown great promise on the diamond by winning the National High School Baseball Championships. Shortly after entering college, however, Namiki's athletic career is called into question after he suffers a severe elbow injury. But despite a disheartening diagnosis, Namiki is determined to make a comeback. With a little help from his teammates it appears that he is getting back on track, too. Recently, he's even developed a new slow ball that he and his teammates have christened "the magic pitch". Fate can be a cruel mistress though, and when World War II breaks out Namiki the entire team join the navy and begin a training regiment specifically designed to prepare them for the ultimate darkness, an submarine attack method also known as "The Human Torpedo".
Who directed Sea Without Exit?
Sea Without Exit was directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe.
Who stars in Sea Without Exit?
The principal cast of Sea Without Exit includes Ichikawa Ebizo XI, Yusuke Iseya, Shun Shioya, Teruyuki Kagawa, Yuko Kotegawa.
When was Sea Without Exit released and how long is it?
Sea Without Exit was released in 2006 with a total runtime of 2h 1m.
Who composed the musical score for Sea Without Exit?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Sea Without Exit was composed by Mino Kabasawa.
Is Sea Without Exit based on a book or true story?
Sea Without Exit is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Hideo Yokoyama".