Waterboys

SUZUKI is a high school boy who belongs to the swim team of Tadano Boy’s High School. The arrival of a cute new female swimming instructor sparks newfound interest in the boys. However, when she reveals her plans of turning the team into an all-male synchronized swimming team, the numbers quickly plummet, leaving only five boys; an athletically inept SATO, a skinny boy OHTA, a math geek KANAZAWA, a timid boy SAOTOME and SUZUKI. But she suddenly discovers she is 8 months pregnant and goes on maternity leave.

Inspired by her dream, the five boys struggle for preparing the high school festival. Once the summer holidays start, they do a training camp under the weird dolphin trainer ISOMURA in the aquarium. But the first exercise ISOMURA orders them is to polish fish tank... 5 boys “accidentally” entered a fake swimming club and end up preparing for the performance for the school annual event… this is how the story begins...

I watched this movie during the Japanese Film Festival in my university which I’m among the organizing team. A very nice movie actually, but I prefer Waterboys 2 drama series. This movie is very funny, but not really as touching as the Waterboys 2 drama series. If you still remember the teacher who is teaching the 5 boys in Waterboys 2… you’ll see him again in this movie, this time he is still a student. Which means you’ll get a chance to know about his past for those who watched Waterboys 2 like me.

Nice movie overall!