Waterboys

Here's a film that understands the deep awkwardness of teenage boys. Five dorks sign up for synchronized swimming to impress a coach, only to discover she's gone, leaving them to actually learn synchronized swimming. It's a comedy that gets by on sheer sweetness.

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Shinobu Yaguchi directed Waterboys in 2001. See Shinobu Yaguchi's full filmography, where to start with Shinobu Yaguchi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Shinobu Yaguchi.

Waterboys was released in 2001 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 90 minutes.