The Sea Is Watching
Original title: Umi wa miteita
RomanceDrama
⭐ 7.0 / 10(1,677)
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.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Released
- 2002
- Country
- Japan
Details
Release year: 2002
Storyline
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.
Top credits
Directors
Cast
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Misa Shimizu — Kikuno- Nagiko Tôno — Oshin
Masatoshi Nagase — Ryôsuke
Hidetaka Yoshioka — Fusanosuke
Did you know
• The literal translation of the title is "The Sea Was Watching".
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $30,577
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $10,500 (2003-07-20)
User reviews
⭐ 8/10
A sweet and authentic film
👍 26 · 11/9/2004
⭐ 8/10
A portrait of women
👍 7 · 1/23/2004
⭐ 8/10
In Memoriam: Akira Kurasawa
👍 9 · 11/28/2005
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
