Waterboys (film)

Waterboys
Directed byShinobu Yaguchi
Written byShinobu Yaguchi
Produced by
  • Yoshino Sasaki
  • Daisuke Sekiguchi
  • Akifumi Takuma
Starring
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 2001 (2001)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Waterboys (ウォーターボーイズ, Wōtā Bōizu) is a 2001 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, about five boys who start a synchronized swimming team at their high school. The film stars Satoshi Tsumabuki, Hiroshi Tamaki, Akifumi Miura, Koen Kondo Takatoshi Kaneko and Naoto Takenaka.

The film was a success in Japan, and was nominated for eight prizes at the Japan Academy Prize, winning awards for 'Best Newcomer' and 'Best Music Score'. A spin-off television series entered its third season in 2005.