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Availability: Special Order - Usually ships within 3-6 business days. Once you order it, we will order it from our supplier and ship it out to you. We do not bill you for Special Order items until they ship. You cannot cancel Special Order items after purchase. AKA: The Sea Watches Director: Kei Kumai Producer: Naoto Sarukawa Released: 2002 [Japan] Genre: Drama     Sub-Genre: Romance Keywords:  Japan / Japanese || Love || Period || Prostitute / Prostitution || Samurai

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Plot:	In a 19th century brothel, a beautiful young geisha harbors a samurai seeking refuge. They fall in love, but fate and fortune conspire to keep the lovers apart. This stunning epic was the final film written by legendary director Akira Kurosawa.
Overview:	Set in a 19th century brothel, "The Sea Is Watching" is the story of a beautiful young geisha, O-Shin (Nagiko Tohno), who harbors a samurai ("Rhapsody In August's" Hidetaka Yoshioka) seeking refuge. Falling in love with O-Shin, the samurai hopes to cleanse her of the sins of her profession. But fate and fortune conspire to keep the lovers apart. When another young man (Masatoshi Nagase, "Mystery Train") appears, a thunderous storm strikes their village. What, if anything, will survive nature's fury? This stunning epic was the final film written by legendary director Akira Kurosawa ("The Seven Samurai", "Ran"). Hand-picked by Kurosawa's son, director Kei Kumai delivers a visually striking love story for the ages.
Cast:	Misa Shimizu  ||  Nagiko Tohno  ||  Masatoshi Nagase  ||  Hidetaka Yoshioka  ||  Renji Ishibashi  ||  Eiji Okuda (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	119 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai, Chinese, Korean
Distributor:	Columbia Tri-Star/Sony  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	R - "Restricted: Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian."
Features:	Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround