Ocean Waves (1993)
At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking it up, he looks at it briefly before leaving. As the aeroplane takes off, he narrates the events that brought her into his life...
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Runtime: 72 min
Release Date: October 9, 1993
Cast
- Nobuo Tobita - Taku Morisaki (voice)
- Yoko Sakamoto - Rikako Mutou (voice)
- Toshihiko Seki - Yutaka Matsuno (voice)
- Yuri Amano - Akiko Shimizu (voice)
- Kae Araki - Yumi Kohama (voice)
- Jun'ichi Kanemaru - Okada (voice)
- Ai Satou - Taku's Mother (voice)
- Aya Hisakawa - Young Girl (voice)
- Tomokazu Seki - Minarai (voice)
- Hikaru Midorikawa - Tadashi Yamao (voice)
Screenplay
- Saeko Himuro (Novel)
- Keiko Niwa (Screenplay)
Music: Shigeru Nagata
Cinematography: Atsushi Okui
Production: Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Themes
Mental Struggles and the Power of Love, Arranged Marriage and Struggle for Harmony, Unexpected Love in Arranged Marriage, Moving Relationship Stories, Platonic Love and Silent Suffering
Keywords
friendship, surrealism, love, tokyo, japan, falling in love, high school reunion, unspoken love, anime, ambiguous, disgusted
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ocean Waves about?
- At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking it up, he looks at it briefly before leaving. As the aeroplane takes off, he narrates the events that brought her into his life...
- Who directed Ocean Waves?
- Ocean Waves was directed by Tomomi Mochizuki.
- Who stars in Ocean Waves?
- Ocean Waves stars Nobuo Tobita, Yoko Sakamoto, Toshihiko Seki, Yuri Amano, Kae Araki, Jun'ichi Kanemaru.
- How long is Ocean Waves?
- Ocean Waves has a runtime of 1h 12m (72 minutes).
- What genre is Ocean Waves?
- Ocean Waves is a Animation, Drama, Romance film.
- Where was Ocean Waves produced?
- Ocean Waves was produced in Japan.
- What are the themes of Ocean Waves?
- The themes of Ocean Waves include: Mental Struggles and the Power of Love, Arranged Marriage and Struggle for Harmony, Unexpected Love in Arranged Marriage, Moving Relationship Stories, Platonic Love and Silent Suffering.