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If those guys weren't surfing in Japan back then
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Chasing Waves

If those guys weren't surfingin Japan back then, we might not be surfing right now. If I...

If those guys weren't surfing
in Japan back then, we might not be surfing right now. If I think about it that way, it might seem like we're inheriting
something. And that we are still a part of that
history

Full Transcript

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If those guys weren't surfing in Japan back then,
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we might not be surfing right now.
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If I think about it that way,
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it might seem like we're inheriting something.
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And that we are still a part of that history.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:28
Uploaded
Mar 11, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, sport
Production
Technisonor

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Movie Summary

The unique and wonderful surf culture in Japan, highlighting the dramatic push and pull between convention and innovation.
S01 • E08 Yeah. Me too. - Chasing Waves 00:08
Yeah. Me too.
S01 • E04 We just arrived at the urushi tree forest. - Chasing Waves 00:06
We just arrived at the urushi tree forest.
S01 • E05 This is the last wave. - Chasing Waves 00:09
This is the last wave.
S01 • E08 There was a beach right where I lived, and that's where we met. - Chasing Waves 00:06
There was a beach right where I lived, and that's where...
S01 • E08 We didn't talk much at first, but the second time we met, - Chasing Waves 00:23
We didn't talk much at first, but the second time we me...
S01 • E04 Normally, we'd meet by the ocean, since we're all surfers, - Chasing Waves 00:15
Normally, we'd meet by the ocean, since we're all ...
S01 • E02 Surfing is a sport that is a subjective judging, - Chasing Waves 00:10
Surfing is a sport that is a subjective judging,
S01 • E05 Two summers ago, the beach opened to swimmers - Chasing Waves 00:12
Two summers ago, the beach opened to swimmers
S01 • E08 So then, I wanted to reach out to her later, - Chasing Waves 00:10
So then, I wanted to reach out to her later,
S01 • E02 So we got five judges and a head judge if they need help. - Chasing Waves 00:13
So we got five judges and a head judge if they need help.
S01 • E04 That's why I'm growing urushi trees here, as well as paulownia trees for the boards. - Chasing Waves 00:18
That's why I'm growing urushi trees here, as well ...
S01 • E08 I wanted to message her just to say - Chasing Waves 00:17
I wanted to message her just to say
S01 • E05 They were born after the disaster. - Chasing Waves 00:10
They were born after the disaster.
S01 • E02 Creates an average, and that's the score for that wave for that athlete. - Chasing Waves 00:06
Creates an average, and that's the score for that wave ...
S01 • E05 And when they first went into the water to swim, - Chasing Waves 00:13
And when they first went into the water to swim,
S01 • E06 The US Open attracts many fans to the beach, - Chasing Waves 00:11
The US Open attracts many fans to the beach,
S01 • E04 So, what got you interested in shaping, Rodrigo, Matsuda-san? - Chasing Waves 00:08
So, what got you interested in shaping, Rodrigo, Matsuda-san...
S01 • E05 "It's smelly!" I was like, "Oh no!" - Chasing Waves 00:05
"It's smelly!" I was like, "Oh no!"
S01 • E04 Well, my grandfather made sanshin. - Chasing Waves 00:06
Well, my grandfather made sanshin.
S01 • E06 I'd like to surf well in front of them. - Chasing Waves 00:06
I'd like to surf well in front of them.