A diving club is in danger of going bankrupt. To save the diving club, a female coach returns from the U.S. to coach the club and promises that a diver from the club will make the Japanese Olympic team.
Practical Effects
Actual diving sequences, no CGI splashes here.
Acting
Kento Hayashi's nervous intensity sells every belly flop.
Cinematography
Pool water has never looked this cinematic.
Director
Naoto Kumazawa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a popular 90s manga that defined sports drama for a generation of Japanese readers.
The actors trained with actual Olympic divers for months; Kento Hayashi reportedly vomited from chlorine exposure during filming.
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