Pace is a little slow in spots.
The Bottom Line A Scene at the Sea is definitely worth seeing for fans of Takeshi Kitano. While not his masterwork, it's a solid piece that highlights what's great about his work overall. Unrated As far as mainstream American film audiences are concerned, Japanese filmmaker Beat Takeshi Kitano is a relatively unknown commodity. While on his route one day, he finds a broken surfboard amongst the trash. Despite the fact that he s never surfed in his life, Shigeru takes the board and works to repair it.