Bondi Tsunami
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Bondi Tsunami is a 2004 feature length road movie about the Japanese surfing culture in Australia
. The film is inspired by young Japanese tourists that come to Australia on working holiday visa
s, in search of sun and surf. The tagline for the movie is: "The first Japanese surfing road movie
in Australia." The film is directed by Rachael Lucas.
around Australia, surfing, smoking and drinking. They meet up with Kimiko and the mysterious Gunja Man before driving to many Australian landmarks.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The film is inspired by young Japanese tourists that come to Australia on working holiday visa
Working holiday visa
A working holiday visa is a travel permit which allows travellers to undertake employment in the country issuing the visa for the purpose of supplementing their travel funds....
s, in search of sun and surf. The tagline for the movie is: "The first Japanese surfing road movie
Road movie
A road movie is a film genre in which the main character or characters leave home to travel from place to place. They usually leave home to escape their current lives.-History:...
in Australia." The film is directed by Rachael Lucas.
Director
Rachael Lucas is a young Australian director who claims be at the forefront of the digital guerilla filmmaking revolution. She is known for her unique visual style and has a background in documentary and music video. Bondi Tsunami is Lucas' first feature as writer/director.Plot
Shark and Yuto are on a road tripRoad trip
A road trip is any journey taken on roads, regardless of stops en route. Typically, road trips are long distances traveled by automobile.-Pre-automobile road trips:...
around Australia, surfing, smoking and drinking. They meet up with Kimiko and the mysterious Gunja Man before driving to many Australian landmarks.