
Hanalei Bay
2018·Drama·1h 37m
7.0
★




A single mother receives a phone call saying her son had died from a shark attack in Hanalei Bay, Hawaii, where she now visits annually on her son’s death anniversary. One day, she meets two young Japanese surfers who tell her about a young Japanese surfer with one leg.
Directed by Daishi Matsunaga
surfing
hawaii
single mother
based on short story

Trailer

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Cast

Yoh Yoshida
Sachi

Reo Sano
Takashi

Nijiro Murakami
Takahashi

Louis Kurihara
Ryo

Louis Kurihara
Ryo Ozaki

Lori Pelenise Tuisano

Svitlana Campbell
Crew

Daishi Matsunaga
Director

Daishi Matsunaga
Screenplay

Yoshihiro Hanno
Original Music Composer

Daishi Matsunaga
Editor

Ryuto Kondo
Director of Photography

Shinji Ogawa
Producer

Haruki Murakami
Short Story
Popular Reviews
28 reviews
itvlPRO
9.0★ · 01/05/26

Madame... faut pas me faire pleurer comme ça...
Madame... faut pas me faire pleurer comme ça...
nil
5.0★ · 07/18/25

i love watching niche and obscure japanese movies that no one knows about
i love watching niche and obscure japanese movies that no one knows about
Michelle
6.0★ · 06/03/24

as much as this was a obvious thirst watch for nijiro, this was also a "i miss hanalei, i miss kaua'i, i miss hawai'i" watch
can u believe the first time in my life that i ever went surfing was on kaua'i??? take me back fr 😩
can u believe the first time in my life that i ever went surfing was on kaua'i??? take me back fr 😩
as much as this was a obvious thirst watch for nijiro, this was also a "i miss hanalei, i miss kaua'i, i miss hawai'i" watch
can u believe the first time in my life that i ever went surfing was on kaua'i??? take me back fr 😩
can u believe the first time in my life that i ever went surfing was on kaua'i??? take me back fr 😩
mwlloncollie
7.0★ · 03/31/24

Cute film, not the best but it has a good plot and it works in the end. Some parts were so unprofessional, the two guys who had the surf board of the son in the beginning didn’t know how to act and they kinda ruined it; the english of the japanese actors is obviously not the best but i think they did it on purpose to emphasise the fact that they were foreigners so it’s ok. Like always Nijiro is beautiful and i really liked his character and his friend, this beautiful friendship created with the woman and her trying new things on the island like “surfing” but especially talking with someone new after all these years. Some scenes were so low quality i don’t understand why, maybe they were trying to make the film a little bit more amateur but i didn’t really like them, they toned down too much with the professional style of the shots. Can’t say much, it was normal as a movie, I wasn't impressed that much but I still find it a different story from the others, I appreciated the fact that they didn't focus the story too much on surfing but more on the character of the mother, very often directors tend to forget about the subject and set it aside focusing on other so I appreciated that. Cute movie would recommend
Cute film, not the best but it has a good plot and it works in the end. Some parts were so unprofessional, the two guys who had the surf board of the son in the beginning didn’t know how to act and they kinda ruined it; the english of the japanese actors is obviously not the best but i think they did it on purpose to emphasise the fact that they were foreigners so it’s ok. Like always Nijiro is beautiful and i really liked his character and his friend, this beautiful friendship created with the woman and her trying new things on the island like “surfing” but especially talking with someone new after all these years. Some scenes were so low quality i don’t understand why, maybe they were trying to make the film a little bit more amateur but i didn’t really like them, they toned down too much with the professional style of the shots. Can’t say much, it was normal as a movie, I wasn't impressed that much but I still find it a different story from the others, I appreciated the fact that they didn't focus the story too much on surfing but more on the character of the mother, very often directors tend to forget about the subject and set it aside focusing on other so I appreciated that. Cute movie would recommend
sophia
7.0★ · 01/01/23

being forgetful isn't the problem. forgetting is.really liked how they showcased the pain sachi tried to hide but was still going through during the last 30 mins. calming and raw film
being forgetful isn't the problem. forgetting is.really liked how they showcased the pain sachi tried to hide but was still going through during the last 30 mins. calming and raw film