The Sea is Watching
Brief 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.
Cast & Crew
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Kei Kumai
Director
Misa Shimizu
Kikuno
Nagiko Tohno
O-Shin
Massatoshi Nagase
Ryosuke
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Fusanosuke
Eiji Okuda
Ginji
Film Details
Also Known As
Sea is Watching
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Romance
Release Date
2003
Production Company
Nikkatsu Corporation
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Tristar Pictures
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
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.
Director
Kei Kumai
Director
Cast
Misa Shimizu
Kikuno
Nagiko Tohno
O-Shin
Massatoshi Nagase
Ryosuke
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Fusanosuke
Eiji Okuda
Ginji
Crew
Koshiro Ando
Executive Producer
Sunobu Horigone
Executive Producer
Osamu Inoue
Editor
Takeo Kimura
Production Designer
Akira Kurosawa
Screenwriter
Kazuko Kurosawa
Costume Designer
Haruki Machida
Executive Producer
Teizo Matsumura
Music
Kohichi Miyagawa
Executive Producer
Massaya Nakamura
Producer
Kazuo Okuhara
Director Of Photography
Shigehiro Toriyama
Executive Producer
Shugoro Yamamoto
Source Material (From Stories: "The Smell Of An Unknown Flower" And "Before The Dew Dries")
Hirotake Yoda
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Sea is Watching
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Romance
Release Date
2003
Production Company
Nikkatsu Corporation
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Tristar Pictures
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States July 18, 2003
Released in United States on Video November 18, 2003
Released in United States Summer July 18, 2003
Limited Release in United States July 18, 2003
Released in United States Summer July 18, 2003
Released in United States on Video November 18, 2003
