The Sea Is Watching
海は見ていた
Synopsis
O-Shin is a young brothel worker who, one night, helps a young samurai escape from his pursuers. Against the warnings of her fellow workers, particularly Kikuno and the brothel's owner, O-Shin falls in love with the samurai.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kei Kumai
- Screenplay & Story
- Akira Kurosawa, Kei Kumai
- Original Score
- Teizō Matsumura
- Original Title
- 海は見ていた
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Production Studios
- Nikkatsu Corporation, Sony Pictures, TV Tokyo, Sammy, Sony PCL, AII Inc., Japan Road Service
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kei Kumai
Akira Kurosawa, Kei Kumai, Shūgorō Yamamoto
Teizō Matsumura
Kazuo Okuhara
Osamu Inoue
Masaya Nakamura, Kôshirô Andô, Sunobu Horigome, Hisao Kurosawa, Haruyuki Machida
Department Leadership Roster
Kei Kumai
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Masaya Nakamura
Producer
Kei Kumai
Screenplay
Kôshirô Andô
Producer
Sunobu Horigome
Producer
Hisao Kurosawa
Producer
Haruyuki Machida
Producer
Kôichi Miyagawa
Producer
Yuji Oda
Producer
Naoto Sarukawa
Producer
Hajime Satomi
Producer
Shigehiro Toriyama
Producer
Hirotake Yoda
Producer
Teizō Matsumura
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Sea Is Watching
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What is The Sea Is Watching about?
O-Shin is a young brothel worker who, one night, helps a young samurai escape from his pursuers. Against the warnings of her fellow workers, particularly Kikuno and the brothel's owner, O-Shin falls in love with the samurai.
Who directed The Sea Is Watching?
The Sea Is Watching was directed by Kei Kumai.
Who stars in The Sea Is Watching?
The principal cast of The Sea Is Watching includes Misa Shimizu, Nagiko Tono, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Eiji Okuda, Miho Tsumiki.
When was The Sea Is Watching released and how long is it?
The Sea Is Watching was released in 2002 with a total runtime of 1h 59m.
Who composed the musical score for The Sea Is Watching?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Sea Is Watching was composed by Teizō Matsumura.
Is The Sea Is Watching based on a book or true story?
The Sea Is Watching is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Shūgorō Yamamoto".