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Ocean Waves (1993)

Original title: 海がきこえる

PG · 1993-05-05 · 1h 12m · JA
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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...

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Nobuo TobitaNobuo TobitaTaku Morisaki (voice)Toshihiko SekiToshihiko SekiYutaka Matsuno (voice)Youko SakamotoYouko SakamotoRikako Mutou (voice)Yuri AmanoYuri AmanoAkiko Shimizu (voice)Kae ArakiKae ArakiYumi Kohama (voice)Jun'ichi KanemaruJun'ichi KanemaruOkada (voice)Jun'ichi KanemaruJun'ichi KanemaruOkada (voice)Ai SatouAi SatouTaku's Mother (voice)Aya HisakawaAya HisakawaYoung Girl (voice)Tomokazu SekiTomokazu SekiMinarai (voice)Hikaru MidorikawaHikaru MidorikawaTadashi Yamao (voice)Ako MayamaAko MayamaAdditional Voices (voice)

Keywords

LoveAnimeFriendshipSurrealismTokyo, japanFalling in loveHigh school reunionAffectationUnspoken loveStudio ghibli

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Genre affinityDrama · Animation · RomanceTheme affinityLove · Anime · FriendshipMood preferenceRomanceVisual styleAnimationDialogue densityDramaPacingShort

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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...

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Ocean Waves has a runtime of 72 minutes.

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