About this release
Set in a 19th-century brothel, a beautiful young geisha, O-shin, harbours a samurai 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.
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Disc 1
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The Sea Is Watching (2002)
119 min
DramaRomance
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.
Credits
Director
Kei Kumai
Writer
Akira Kurosawa
Kei Kumai
Cast
Misa Shimizuas Kikuno
Nagiko Tonoas O-Shin
Hidetaka Yoshiokaas Fusanosuke
Eiji Okudaas Ginji
Miho Tsumikias Okichi
Masatoshi Nagaseas Ryosuke
Michiko Kawaias Osono
Yumiko Nogawaas Omine
Tenshi Kamogawaas Umekichi
Yukiya Kitamuraas Gonta
Cinematographer
Kazuo Okuhara
Composer
Teizō Matsumura
Editor
Osamu Inoue
Producer
Sunobu Horigome
Haruyuki Machida
Kôichi Miyagawa
Masaya Nakamura
Hisao Kurosawa
Hirotake Yoda
Naoto Sarukawa
Shigehiro Toriyama
Hajime Satomi
Kôshirô Andô
Yuji Oda
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- July 3, 2026