An acrylic painting on wood panel, titled 'A Scene at the Sea', of a young woman walking along a sea wall without pants. She is holding an active roman candle while also holding the tail-end of a surfing board that extends off view.

A Scene at the Sea

(1991, Takeshi Kitano)

When I watched this movie, I cried the whole time. I didn’t really have any reason for it, it’s a simple movie about an aspiring surfer and his girlfriend. Both are deaf and are most likely together only because of this connection so they have a lot to overcome as they learn about each other. I guess a combination of my personal stress and the way this movie was made just brought out my tears. Kitano does that, especially when Hisaishi scores the film.


A close-up screenshot from the film 'A Scene at the Sea' of a young man, Shigeru (played by Claude Maki). An animated gif of a scene from the film 'A Scene at the Sea' of Takako and Shigeru holding a surfboard together, walking along a stone wall with the ocean behind it. A screenshot of Takako standing with an open umbrella from the movie 'A Scene at the Sea'.

© 1991 - Office Kitano