Ocean Waves
1993 · Movie · PG-13 · 72 min · ★ 6.4
Kochi is your average coastal town on the sleepy, idyllic island of Shikoku and young Taku is definitely your average high school student. But soon his quiet life will be turned upside down with the arrival of Rikako: a beautiful student recently transferred from Tokyo. By the end of the term Taku will have learnt a valuable lesson in love and friendship.
Based on Umi ga kikoeru
Also known as I Can Hear the Sea
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Details
- Original title
- 海がきこえる
- Years
- 1993
- Release date
- 1993-10-09
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 72 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (975 votes)
Themes
- friendship
- surrealism
- love
- tokyo, japan
- falling in love
- high school reunion
- unspoken love
- anime
- ambiguous
- disgusted
Cast & crew
Nobuo Tobita
as Taku Morisaki (voice)
- YS
Yoko Sakamoto
as Rikako Muto (voice)
Toshihiko Seki
as Yutaka Matsuno (voice)
Yuri Amano
as Akiko Shimizu (voice)
Kae Araki
as Yumi Kohama (voice)
Jun'ichi Kanemaru
as Okada (voice)
Ai Satou
as Taku's Mother (voice)
Aya Hisakawa
as Young Girl (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
as Minarai (voice)
Hikaru Midorikawa
as Tadashi Yamao (voice)
Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki