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STUDY ABROAD / Riku Matsumoto

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Released: November 4th, 2023
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Is Riku the luckiest school kid ever? Riku was lucky enough to spend a full school year in Surf Paradise the Mentawai Islands, surfing his brain out and studying for his final year of school.<br /><br /> Riku ’s surfing oozes style , wether he is styling through stand up barrels at NoKandui or cruising on his Twin fin at Goodtimes it’s really hard to look away.<br /><br />Alaia Mentawai / www.alaiamentawai.com ( https://instagram.com/alaiamentawai?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== ) <br />Starring : Riku Matsumoto ( https://instagram.com/matsu_riku119?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA== ) <br />Film : Dave Mathew ( https://instagram.com/wehtamevad?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== ) <br />Edit : Natsuko Shibata (https://instagram.com/natsukoshibata?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA== )<br /><br />Dave’s Water Housing / Liquid eye Water Housing ( https://instagram.com/liquideyewaterhousings?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==)

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Is Riku the luckiest school kid ever? Riku was lucky enough to spend a full school year in Surf Paradise the Mentawai Islands, surfing his brain out and studying for his final year of school.

Riku ’s surfing oozes style , wether he is styling through stand up barrels at NoKandui or cruising on his Twin fin at Goodtimes it’s really hard to look away.
Duration: 16 minutes, 55 seconds
Category: Full Length
Sport: Surfing

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Riku Matsumoto 00:00
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Riku Matsumoto 02:40
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Riku Matsumoto 07:27
Riku Matsumoto 10:02
Riku Matsumoto 12:20

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Riku Matsumoto

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Natsuko Shibata

Filmers

Dave Mathew

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Rock 4
Dance 3
Electronic 3
House 2
Psychedelic 2
Techno 2
Alternative 1
Ambient 1
Heavy Metal 1

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