Chasing Waves

Chasing Waves

To honour the past. To pursue a dream. To fuel the soul.

Continuing First aired 11/Jan/2023 AU English 1 season(s) 8 episode(s)
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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.
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Season 1 · Season 1
8 episode(s) · Air date: 11/Jan/2023
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S1E8
Sea of Change
Air date: 11/Jan/2023 · Runtime: 50 min
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As surfing becomes a permanent Olympic sport, the athletes look to the future. Mahina Maeda and Sara Kohrogi return to Japan to learn about a rite of passage they missed while growing up in America.

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As surfing becomes a permanent Olympic sport, the athletes look to the future. Mahina Maeda and Sara Kohrogi return to Japan to learn about a rite of passage they missed while growing up in America.

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Power of the Ocean
Air date: 11/Jan/2023 · Runtime: 42 min
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The raw power of the ocean is revealed as Mahina Maeda learns to surf big waves and Yuma Takanuki explores the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and a tsunami's devastating impact on the surf community in Fukushima.

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The raw power of the ocean is revealed as Mahina Maeda learns to surf big waves and Yuma Takanuki explores the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and a tsunami's devastating impact on the surf community in Fukushima.

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Weight of a Nation
Air date: 11/Jan/2023 · Runtime: 44 min
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The weight of a nation rests on Team Japan as the athletes prepare for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Mahina Maeda and Kanoa Igarashi reflect on their multicultural identities.

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The weight of a nation rests on Team Japan as the athletes prepare for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Mahina Maeda and Kanoa Igarashi reflect on their multicultural identities.

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Chasing the Dream
Air date: 11/Jan/2023 · Runtime: 42 min
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In the wake of surfing's Olympic debut in Tokyo, Chasing Waves shines a spotlight on the people and places that are defining Japan's reach in the global surf culture.

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In the wake of surfing's Olympic debut in Tokyo, Chasing Waves shines a spotlight on the people and places that are defining Japan's reach in the global surf culture.

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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
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Aaron Abeson
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Andrew Fried
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Christopher G. Cowen
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Dane Lillegard
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Jason Baffa
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