Out-of-frames, or the lost immortals

Ano natsu, ichiban shizukana umi
1991
Takeshi Kitano
101’

Kurôdo Maki Hiroko Oshima Sabu Kawahara Susumu Terajima Toshio
Matsui Yasukazu Ishitani Naomi Kubota Tatsuya Sugimoto Tatsuya
Sugimoto Tetsu Watanabe Keiko Kagimoto Kengakusha Akiyama
Musica di Joe Hisaishi
Fotografia di Katsumi Yanagijima

Born with a hearing impairment, Shigeru is a part timer working for the
sanitation service. His girlfriend Takako has the same condition as
well. On his usual pickup route, Shigeru finds a broken surf-board in a
pile of garbage. His introduction to the world of surfing. Shigeru
fails in his attempt to catch a wave. Takako looks on as the locals
heckle the first time surfer. Un-hindered by the world around them,
Shigeru and Takako commute to the beach every day. Impressed by
Shigeru’s determination, owner of a surf shop hands Shigeru a wet suit
and an entry form to a contest. Ironically, Shigeru is disqualified
from the contest for missing the announcement. Not to be discouraged,
Shigeru’s love for surfing consumes everything around him. He is able
to fit in with the local crowd and even finish respectably at the
second contest. Summer comes to an end and the cold wind starts to blow
between Shigeru and Takako…
Written by Office Kitano