Umi no chinmoku
The line between imitation and authenticity is thin, and so is the line that determines the value of art. Where does the truth about ourselves lie?
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A major incident occurs at an exhibition celebrating the career of world-renowned artist Tamura Shuzo (Ishizaka Koji): one of the displayed works is revealed to be a forgery. When colleagues urge him to keep silent, Shuzo - guided by artistic conscience or pride - instead publicly acknowledges it, even conceding its superiority. The strictly codified art world of high-society is thrown into turmoil.
As the media frenzy grows, the body of a tattooed woman is discovered in Hokkaido. The investigation uncovers a link between the two incidents in the shape of Tsuyama Ryuji (Motoki Masahiro), once hailed as a prodigy and Shuzo’s rival, who vanished from the art world in disgrace.
Anna (Koizumi Kyoko), formerly Ryuji’s lover and now Shuzo’s wife, travels to Hokkaido and reunites with the man she thought she had lost forever. Ryuji has survived by creating forgeries and tattooing women, including the one whose body was discovered. Now terminally ill and pursued under an international warrant for his crimes, he obsessively devotes his final days to completing one last painting…
A collaboration between veteran film director Wakamatsu Setsuro and nationally acclaimed scriptwriter Kuramoto So, ‘Silence of the Sea’ - featuring numerous stunning camera shots - poses profound questions about who determines the value of beauty and what we ultimately seek at the end of our lives. Motoki Masahiro's portrayal of the solitary genius painter, who devotes his heart and soul to the pursuit of true beauty, is nothing short of extraordinary.
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