Waterboys
2001 · Movie · 91 min. · Japan
The swimming team of Tadano High School is in big trouble, the only active member; Suzuki is giving up any hope that the team will survive until the next Tadano High's festival. But the surprise arrival of a new coach changes everything, the beautiful Sakuma is gathering a lot of attention in the boy's school and now everyone wants to join the team. But what everyone didn't know was that Sakuma is not really a swimming coach but a synchronized swimming instructor. When she proposes to create a synchronized swimming team, only Suzuki and 4 other high school misfits will remain. But because of an unexpected incident, Sakuma has to take a long vacation from the school, which will leave the team without any supervision. With the Tadano High's festival coming very soon, every club from the school is preparing a special event of their own. Suzuki and his friends, inspired by their darling coach's dream, decide to organize a special swimming sync show. But when they publicly announce their intention, nobody is taking them seriously, except the local drag queens. With no coach and no pool to practice, they have a long road to go before pulling off a decent show. But luckily for them, they will meet a dolphin trainer who is willing to help them prepare their show. But with all the trouble and unexpected events that they will have to face, will they be able to pull off their show in time for the school festival?
Direction Shinobu Yaguchi
Cast Satoshi Tsumabuki · Chikara Yamamoto · Naoto Takenaka · Yuji Suzuki · Takatoshi Kaneko · Tetta Sugimoto · Naoshi Saitô · Kaori Manabe · Koutarou Tanaka · Taiyô Sugiura · Akifumi Miura
Soundtrack Gakuji Matsuda · Hitomi Shimizu
Screenplay Shinobu Yaguchi
Cinematography Yuichi Nagata · Shinobu Yaguchi
Original title Waterboys
6.0
137 votes (FilmAffinity)
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