Poolside Man
2016, Japanese. Directed by Hirobumi Watanabe.
In a suburb north of Tokyo that seems to be secluded from the world’s madness and malice, Yusuke Mizuhara works as a lifeguard at a swimming pool. With no family, friends or love, his life is lonely and monotonous. One day, he goes to another pool as a replacement guard with his unpopular co-worker Koji Shirasaki…
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 29 October 2016
- Original title
- プールサイドマン
- Country
- Japan
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Poolside Man runs 117 minutes (1h 57m).
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Poolside Man isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 October 2016. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Poolside Man?
Poolside Man (2016) was directed by Hirobumi Watanabe and stars Gaku Imamura, Yukiko Hachisu, Misao Hirayama.