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Umizaru

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1hr 57min
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2004
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Synopsis: A group of Coast Guard trainees undergoes a grueling training course in the hopes of joining an elite team of search and rescue scuba divers in Eiichiro Hasumi's Umizaru (Sea Monkeys). Their drill sergeant, Hara (Tatsuya Fuji, star of Nagisa Oshima's erotic drama In the Realm of the Senses), is as taciturn and demanding as they come, and a few trainees distinguish themselves quickly. Senzaki (Hideaki Ito of The Princess Blade) and Mishima (Ken Kaito) are clearly the strongest and the toughest, while ... Full Synopsis
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Mix the homoerotic undercurrent of Top Gun with the muddled class conflict and much of the plot of An Officer and a Gentleman, sprinkle liberally with seawater, and throw in an old Journey song used as a romantic theme, and you've got Eiichiro Hasumi's reasonably entertaining but cliché-ridden action adventure, Umizaru. Umizaru's most appealing quality (to those who don't find prurient interest in ... Full Review
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