- Bondi Tsunami
Infobox Film
name = Bondi Tsunami
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director = Rachael Lucas
producer = Anthony Lucas Smith
Naomi Lucas Smith
writer = Rachael Lucas
narrator =
starring = Keita Abe
Taki Abe
Nobuhisa Ikeda
Miki Sasaki
music =
cinematography = Rachael Lucas
editing = Michael Jones
distributor =Madman Entertainment
released = 23 September 2004
AUS
runtime = 88 min
91 min
(theatrical version)
country = AUS
language = English/Japanese
budget = $150,000 AUD
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website = http://www.bonditsunami.com.au/
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imdb_id = 0439476"Bondi Tsunami" is a 2004 feature length road movie about the Japanese
surfing subculture inAustralia . The film is inspired by young Japanese tourists that come to Australia onworking holiday visa s, in search of sun and surf. The tagline for the movie is: "The first Japanese surfingroad movie in Australia." The film is directed byRachael Lucas . Some critics have questioned the films lack of content and plot. The Japanese Actors Guild has also boycotted the film, due to its offensive portrayal of Japanese women.Director
Rachael Lucas is a young Australian director who claims be at the forefront of the digital
guerilla filmmaking revolution. She is known for her unique visual style and has a background in documentary and music video. "Bondi Tsunami" is Rachael's first feature as writer/director. [ [http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/recentfilms/cannes04/feature_98.aspx Australian Film Commission -- Bondi Tsunami] ]Plot
The plot of "Bondi Tsunami" is quite a simple one. Shark and Yuto are on a
road trip around Australia, surfing, smoking and drinking. They meet up with Kimiko and the mysterious Gunja Man before driving to many famous Australian landmarks. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439476/ Bondi Tsunami (2004)] ]Cast
The cast of the film includes
Keita Abe ,Taki Abe ,Nobuhisa Ikeda , andMiki Sasaki . [ [http://www.infilm.com.au/reviews/bonditsunami.htm Bondi Tsunami movie review] ]References
External links
* [http://www.bonditsunami.com.au/ Official site]
*imdb title|id=0439476|title=Bondi Tsunami
* [http://www.infilm.com.au/reviews/bonditsunami.htm "Bondi Tsunami" review]
* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=692925;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 Bondi Tsunami at the National Film and Sound Archive]
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