Description: 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. Though trapped in silence, their expression of love is no less profound. A heartrending masterpiece that, as with Kitano's other films (Sonatine, Fireworks), has a sharp eye for human frailties and a love for the courage of the underdog.
A Beautiful Scene at the Sea. This is the epitome of takeshi kitano; this is the reason to experience his work. the silent mood of his films are never more expressed than in this masterpiece about a hearing-impared garbage collector named shigeru who dreams of being a surfer. the relationship between he and his also hearing-impared girlfriend takako is decribed wonderfully by the soundtrack provided by joe hisaishi who lets the viewer understand how beautifully sad love and dreams can be. this, above all other kitano films has made me want to cry and laugh at the same time. thank you, mr kitano.
Interesting little film Great visuals make this one a real treat, although its not in the same vein as Kitano's yakuza films. As in all of Kitano's work, here he manages to blend all elements of filmmaking: direction, scoring, editing, etc. into a compelling work that is light on plot but nonetheless captures a myriad of emotions.
Dull Truthfully, I found this boring. Still, it must have relaxed me because I sat there watching it not caring that there was a lot of nothing happening. A deaf garbageman finds a broken surf board. He takes it home and fixes it. When it breaks, he buys a good new one. By the end of the movie he can surf and is accepted by the other surfers.
Oh, and a deaf woman his age follows him around in the "correct" 10 paces (or how many steps behind that's proper in Japanese culture) behind him throughout the film.
Even The background music was unexciting but peaceful. New age/Windham Hill stuff.
In my opinion, it's not worth getting unless you use it to try to sleep.
very good maybe not as good as dolls but definitely one of the master's best works
quiet, meditative and deeply rewarding I'm a big fan of Takeshi Kitano's work, and I feel this film is his best. Whilst films like Hana-bi, Kids return, and Sonatine may have all the idiosyncratic traits that have made Takeshi so critically acclaimed, they all rely on extremities to convey their message. In the case of 'Ano natsu, ichiban shizukana umi', the director has excelled himself by retaining all the interesting and original traits of his more graphic films, yet managing to tell a story that is just as deep and provocative, only to a more subtle degree.
The story tells of a young, deaf, disenchanted garbage-collector who one day finds a ruined surf-board lying amidst some rubbish. This inspires the boy to become a great surfer, and with the help of a young deaf girl, he gradually becomes more skillful as time progresses, their love blossoming during the course of the movie.
The camera work is extremely sedate and eveloping, managing to capture the calmness of the sea. The characters do not speak, yet the story never seems to drag at all, with each scene drawing the viewer steadily into this very attractive and insular world that they inhabit. The music, scored by Joe Hisiashi, has a very static, timeless quality to it - a mixture of marimba, synthesizers, piano & string instruments manage to convey the atmosphere of the film exceedingly well, with the main theme song capturing the extremely meloncholy feel of the film.
This is one of the most beautiful, haunting films you will ever see.
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