The Sea Is Watching (2002)
- Original title
- 海は見ていた
- Directed by
- Kei Kumai
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a seaside brothel in 19th century Japan, a young prostitute falls for a low-ranking samurai customer. Their romance is complicated by her profession and his social standing.
poignanttendermelancholicslow-pacedintimatebittersweetatmosphericcontemplativequiet
What happens
The Sea Is Watching (Japanese: 海は見ていた, Hepburn: Umi wa Miteita) is a 2002 Japanese romance drama film directed by Kei Kumai, based on a screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, which was adapted from two separate novels by Shūgorō Yamamoto. It was Kurosawa's final screen credit, as well as Kumai's final film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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