Umi wa miteita

Name: Umi wa miteita
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 2002-07-27
Duration: 1 h 59 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Misa Shimizu, Nagiko Tôno, Masatoshi Nagase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Miho Tsumiki

IMDb ID: tt0316829 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 7.0 (1,647 votes)

Genres: Romance · Drama

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.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Sea Is Watching
Canada: The Sea Is Watching (English)
Finland: The Sea Is Watching
France: The Sea Is Watching
United Kingdom: The Sea Is Watching
Ireland: The Sea Is Watching (English)
India: The Sea Is Watching (English)
Netherlands: The Sea Is Watching
New Zealand: The Sea Is Watching (English)
Sweden: The Sea Is Watching
United States: The Sea Is Watching
World-wide: The Sea Is Watching (English)
South Africa: The Sea Is Watching (English)
Spain: El mar que nos mira
World-wide: El mar que nos mira (Spanish, literal title)
Argentina: Damas del mar
Germany: Das Meer kommt
Hungary: Figyel a tenger
Italy: Il mare e l'amore
Poland: Morze przygląda się
Brazil: Sob o Olhar do Mar
Sweden: The Sea Watches (Festival Title)
Japan: The Sea's Been Watching (literal English title)
Greece: Η γκέισα και ο σαμουράι
Russia: Лишь море знает
Bulgaria: Морето гледа (Bulgarian)
Japan: 海は見ていた (Japanese)
El mar que nos miraContent RatingRRelease Date2002-07-27Runtime119 minutesMetascore57IMDb Popularity0User Reviews27Critic Reviews21Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsprostitute
brothel
samurai
rescue
floodProduction CompaniesAII
Japan Road Service
MaruIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316829/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0316829.jpgUpdated At2025-06-22T07:18:23

Directors

Kei Kumai

Writers

Kei Kumai
Akira Kurosawa
Shûgorô Yamamoto

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Misa Shimizu | Character: Kikuno
Actor: Nagiko Tôno | Character: Oshin
Actor: Masatoshi Nagase | Character: Ryôsuke
Actor: Hidetaka Yoshioka | Character: Fusanosuke
Actor: Miho Tsumiki | Character: Okichi
Actor: Michiko Kawai | Character: Osono
Actor: Yumiko Nogawa | Character: Omine
Actor: Tenshi Kamogawa | Character: Umekichi
Actor: Yukiya Kitamura | Character: Gonta
Actor: Takayuki Katô | Character: Actor
Actor: Kumiko Tsuchiya | Character: Prostitute
Actor: Rikiya Ôtaka | Character: Boy
Actor: Renji Ishibashi | Character: Zenbei
Actor: Eiji Okuda | Character: Ginji
Actor: Teru Satô | Character: Actor
Actor: Kenta Satô | Character: Actor
Actor: Ayaka Fujii | Character: Actress
Actor: Shûji Ôtsuki | Character: Actor
Actor: Yukino Mogi | Character: Actress
Actor: Miki Hayashida | Character: Actress
Actor: Ryô Kataoka | Character: Actor
Actor: Toki Koinuma | Character: Actress
Actor: Kojirô | Character: Actor
Actor: Nami Asô | Character: Actress
Actor: Hiroshi Ôkawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Miyako Yamamoto | Character: Actress
Actor: Kazuo Mikuni | Character: Actor
Actor: Yoshimi Endô | Character: Actress
Actor: Kôichi Taniguchi | Character: Actor
Actor: Akemi Fuji | Character: Actress
Actor: Teruhiko Tanaka | Character: Actor
Actor: Rô Naruse | Character: Actor
Actor: Yui Tateishi | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Kei Kumai | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Kei Kumai | Role: Writer
Name: Akira Kurosawa | Role: Writer
Name: Shûgorô Yamamoto | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Kôshirô Andô | Role: Producer
Name: Sunobu Horigome | Role: Producer
Name: Hisao Kurosawa | Role: Producer
Name: Haruyuki Machida | Role: Producer
Name: Kôichi Miyagawa | Role: Producer
Name: Masaya Nakamura | Role: Producer
Name: Yûji Oda | Role: Producer
Name: Naoto Sarukawa | Role: Producer
Name: Hajime Satomi | Role: Producer
Name: Shigehiro Toriyama | Role: Producer
Name: Hirotake Yoda | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Teizô Matsumura | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Kazuo Okuhara | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Osamu Inoue | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Takeo Kimura | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Kazuko Kurosawa | Role: Costume Designer

[Sound Department]
Name: Takeshi Ogawa | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Kazuto Kawazoe | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Hiroshi Kuze | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Shigeto Kunii | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yuji Meguro | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: David Tarleton | Role: Editorial Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Mikiko Koyama | Role: Script and Continuity Department

Trailers

The Sea Is Watching | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3908632857/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3908632857/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563555533000.mp4?Expires=1788301893&Signature=mSKQXofUAG27HBap-Lunzuk045yLcV95DeqD03DbHkDdLziSYpEeKkUh2At~LwXYGEOrtgGa~PiLPom1cjaD~XTlTWyDA~yQTqVpVGT8ZEIcQXlNJK0odlxMBwwybeWIe-rI-f~3ZcVocWwNpUij0BInU2vXtbbGOp-F6kPOTyEoqpvDF0R198XjU~Lil9m9rmOEQtY62msWJoO0n0SUsN31Yq4miiK-d4nswFh~8iY7l4rrO~7vrVnTQlVgS5JsLKATGpKU6TCUEnPUbOqRiJVPXHDSD334l8cjiptRuYKyMQtgkLpmuGk~XdHRro7sLEG78RMH14eVJ4zTT~KFng__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Japan: July 27, 2002
Spain: September 21, 2002 (San Sebastián Film Festival)
United States: June 5, 2003 (Seattle International Film Festival)
Russia: June 28, 2003 (Moscow Film Festival)
Czech Republic: July 4, 2003 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
United States: July 18, 2003 (limited)
Argentina: November 18, 2003 (video premiere)
Mexico: November 19, 2003
Sweden: January 25, 2004 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Norway: February 11, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Italy: March 16, 2004 (video premiere)
Hungary: April 13, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Sweden: May 12, 2011 (TV premiere)

Awards

Nominee | 2002 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Golden Seashell | Kei Kumai, The Sea Is Watching

Box Office