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Waterboys (ウォーターボーイズ, Wōtā Bōizu) is a 2001 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, about five boys who start a synchronized swimming team at their high school. The film stars Satoshi Tsumabuki (Suzuki, the leader of the team), Hiroshi Tamaki (Sato), Akifumi Miura (Ohta), Koen Kondo (Kanazawa), Takatoshi Kaneko (Saotome) and Naoto Takenaka (the dolphin trainer).
The film was a success in Japan, and was nominated for eight prizes at the Japan Academy Prize, winning awards for 'Best Newcomer' and 'Best Music Score'. A spin-off television series entered its third season in 2005.
Original Release
09/15/2001
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Satoshi Tsumabuki | Suzuki |
| Hiroshi Tamaki | Sato |
| Akifumi Miura | Ohta |
| Kôen Kondô | Kanazawa |
| Takatoshi Kaneko | Saotome |
| Aya Hirayama | Shizuko Kiuchi |
| Kaori Manabe | Mrs. Sakuma |
| Takashi Kawamura | Ikeuchi |
| Hiroshi Matsunaga | Mochizuki |
| Yûya Nishikawa | Sakamoto |
Directors
Writers
Yasushi Fukuda, Shinobu Yaguchi
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Satoshi Tsumabuki | Suzuki |
| Hiroshi Tamaki | Sato |
| Akifumi Miura | Ohta |
| Kôen Kondô | Kanazawa |
| Takatoshi Kaneko | Saotome |
| Aya Hirayama | Shizuko Kiuchi |
| Kaori Manabe | Mrs. Sakuma |
| Takashi Kawamura | Ikeuchi |
| Hiroshi Matsunaga | Mochizuki |
| Yûya Nishikawa | Sakamoto |
| Katsuyuki Yamazaki | Yama-chan |
| Taiyo Sugiura | Taiyô |
| Koutarou Tanaka | Koutarou |
| Makoto Ishihara | Makoto |
| Naoshi Saitô | Naoshi |
| Eiki Kitamura | Eiki |
| Chikara Yamamoto | Chikara |
| Masateru Moromoto | Mori |
| Yasushige Kanehara | Kin-chan |
| Hiroki Hoshino | Hoshino |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Shinobu Yaguchi | Producer |
| Yoshino Sasaki | Producer |
| Daisuke Sekiguchi | Producer |
| Akifumi Takuma | Producer |
