Waterboys
Seen it?2001 | 90 min | Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi
- Satoshi TsumabukiSuzuki
- Hiroshi TamakiSato
- Naoto TakenakaIsomura
- Koen KondoKanazawa
- Takatoshi KanekoSaotome
- Akifumi MiuraOhta
- Aya HirayamaShizuko Kiuchi
- Kaori ManabeMrs. Sakuma
- Takashi KawamuraIkeuchi
- Hiroshi MatsunagaMochizuki