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MONEY
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1 season · 8 episodes total · ~8 per season.
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Chasing Waves
2023 1 seasons · 8 eps English
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★4.8TMDB · 4★7.8IMDB · 83
Documentary
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An docu-series exploring the unique and wonderful surf culture in Japan, highlighting the dramatic push and pull between convention and innovation. By chronicling the lives of both the trendsetters and the traditionalists, the series paints a captivating holistic picture of the global surf industry – from Australian-Japanese surfer, Connor O’Leary to freestyle surfers, Olympic hopefuls and businesspeople trying to make their mark.
“To honour the past. To pursue a dream. To fuel the soul.”
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Cast
Connor O'Leary
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Mahina Maeda
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Hiroto Ohhara
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Sara Kohrogi
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Shino Matsuda
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Kanoa Igarashi
Self
Created by
Christopher G. Cowen
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RUNTIME
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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 5 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Premiered 2023.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Returning Series".
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AWARDS
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Show type: Documentary.
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CAST
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Created by Christopher G. Cowen.
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DIRECTOR
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Co-production across Australia, Japan, Portugal, Spain, United States of America.
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- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 8
- Avg episode length
- 41 min
- Premiered
- 2023-01-11
- Last aired
- 2023-01-11
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Australia, Japan, Portugal, Spain, United States of America
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