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The Ocean Waves

The Ocean Waves

1993
Romance, Drama
TV Movie
1h 16m
The main character travels to his hometown for his high school reunion. During the trip, he recalls the memories of the days in high school. Friendship, subtle love, a trip to Tokyo and so on all came back to him as the film evolves. (imdb)
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Directed by:

Tomomi Mochizuki
Tomomi-Mochizuki
Tomomi Mochizuki
34 total credits
Credits include: The Ocean Waves, Twilight Q, Quiet Country Cafe and Quiet Country Cafe 2
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polygon

Writer:

Saeko Himuro
Saeko-Himuro
Saeko Himuro
1 total credit
Credits include: The Ocean Waves
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polygon

Starring:

Yuri Amano
Yuri-Amano
Yuri Amano
61 total credits
Credits include: The Ocean Waves, Tenchi Muyô! In Love, Otaku no video, Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report and Mobile Fighter G-Gundam
Read more
polygon
, Toshihiko Seki
Toshihiko-Seki
Toshihiko Seki
109 total credits
Credits include: Ninja Scroll, The Ocean Waves, Paranoia Agent, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: The Movie - Endless Waltz and Higurashi no naku koro ni: Kai
Read more
polygon
, Nobuo Tobita
Nobuo-Tobita
Nobuo Tobita
53 total credits
Credits include: The Ocean Waves, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Super Milk Chan, The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store and Lupin III: Voyage to Danger
Read more
polygon
, Yoko Sakamoto
Yoko-Sakamoto
Yoko Sakamoto
1 total credit
Credits include: The Ocean Waves
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polygon
, Kae Araki
Kae-Araki
Kae Araki
33 total credits
Credits include: The Ocean Waves, Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon, Digimon Adventure and Bishôjo senshi Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie
Read more
polygon
, Jun'ichi Kanemaru
Junichi-Kanemaru
Jun'ichi Kanemaru
15 total credits
Credits include: The Ocean Waves, Otaku no video, Digimon Tamers: Runaway Digimon Express, Slam Dunk: Shôhoku Saidai no Kiki! Moero Sakuragi Hanamichi and Future GPX Cyber Formula
Read more
polygon

Franchise:

Studio Ghibli

Genres:

Romance, Drama, Animation

AKAs:

I Can Hear the Sea, Umi ga kikoeru

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese
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The Ocean Waves

1993
Romance, Drama
TV Movie
1h 16m
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Average Percentile: 44.48%
Ratings & Reviews Cast Collections Similar Stats Trailer
Average Percentile: 44.48%

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Low-key slice-of-teenage-life tells an admittedly uneventful story, while tapping into universal emotions and scenarios from adolescence - the style here well and truly transcends the slight substance; typically gorgeous and detailed animation (note especially attention paid to background characters and their interactions) married to a sublime musical score (though apparently controversial for some!) makes this a bracing and very pleasing experience.
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This little talked about film has always been one of my favorite Studio Ghibli films. The characters are very realistic and the story was steeped in nostalgia. It's not for everyone but people like me that love Slice-Of-Life stories will appreciate this simple, elegant story.
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I didn't really enjoy this. The music was gutwrenching (you'll now what I mean when you'll hear it), the story was weak. I didn't really care about the characters at all and the animation wasn't that fantastic. I've seen much better Anime.
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Cast & Info

Directed by:

Tomomi Mochizuki
Tomomi-Mochizuki
Tomomi Mochizuki
34 total credits
Credits include: The Ocean Waves, Twilight Q, Quiet Country Cafe and Quiet Country Cafe 2
Read more
polygon

Writer:

Saeko Himuro
Saeko-Himuro
Saeko Himuro
1 total credit
Credits include: The Ocean Waves
Read more
polygon

Starring:

Yuri Amano
Yuri-Amano
Yuri Amano
61 total credits
Credits include: The Ocean Waves, Tenchi Muyô! In Love, Otaku no video, Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report and Mobile Fighter G-Gundam
Read more
polygon
, Toshihiko Seki
Toshihiko-Seki
Toshihiko Seki
109 total credits
Credits include: Ninja Scroll, The Ocean Waves, Paranoia Agent, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: The Movie - Endless Waltz and Higurashi no naku koro ni: Kai
Read more
polygon
, Nobuo Tobita
Nobuo-Tobita
Nobuo Tobita
53 total credits
Credits include: The Ocean Waves, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Super Milk Chan, The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store and Lupin III: Voyage to Danger
Read more
polygon
, Yoko Sakamoto
Yoko-Sakamoto
Yoko Sakamoto
1 total credit
Credits include: The Ocean Waves
Read more
polygon
, Kae Araki
Kae-Araki
Kae Araki
33 total credits
Credits include: The Ocean Waves, Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon, Digimon Adventure and Bishôjo senshi Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie
Read more
polygon
, Jun'ichi Kanemaru
Junichi-Kanemaru
Jun'ichi Kanemaru
15 total credits
Credits include: The Ocean Waves, Otaku no video, Digimon Tamers: Runaway Digimon Express, Slam Dunk: Shôhoku Saidai no Kiki! Moero Sakuragi Hanamichi and Future GPX Cyber Formula
Read more
polygon

Franchise:

Studio Ghibli

Genres:

Romance, Drama, Animation

AKAs:

I Can Hear the Sea, Umi ga kikoeru

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese
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