The Sea Is Watching (2002)
Starring Misa Shimizu, Nagiko Tôno, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Directed by Kei Kumai
Based on Akira Kurosawa's final unproduced script, this Edo-period drama takes place almost entirely inside an ocean-village brothel. 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.
Runtime: 119 min.
Rating: 7.4
DVD
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Genres: Drama,Romance
Cast
Kikuno
O-Shin
Fusanosuke
Ginji
Okichi
Ryosuke
Osono
Omine
Umekichi
Gonta
Prostitute
Boy
Zenbei