

Waterboys
2001-09-15 · 90 min · ★ 6.5
In a Japanese school, 5 adolescent geeks join the new sport teacher and take up the challenge to take part in the synchronised swimming competition, in-spite of the mockeries of the real sportsmen.
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- Directors
- Shinobu Yaguchi
- Production companies
- Altamira Pictures, TOHO, dentsu, Fuji Television Network
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Satoshi TsumabukiSuzuki
Hiroshi TamakiSato
Naoto TakenakaIsomura
Koen KondoKanazawa
Takatoshi KanekoSaotome
Akifumi MiuraOhta
Aya HirayamaShizuko Kiuchi
Kaori ManabeMrs. Sakuma
Hiroshi MatsunagaMochizuki
Taiyo SugiuraTaiyô
Kotaro TanakaKoutarou
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