Umi ga kikoeru (1993) (TV)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Tomomi Mochizuki

Writer:

Saeko Himuro (novel)

Genre:

Animation | Drama | Romance

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

High School Reunion | Friendship | Love | Teenage Crush | Friend

Cast

Nobuo Tobita	...	Taku Morisaki
Toshihiko Seki	...	Yutaka Matsuno
Yoko Sakamoto	...	Rikako Muto
Yuri Amano	...	Akiko Shimizu
Kae Araki	...	Yumi Kohama
Jun'ichi Kanemaru	...	Okada
Ai Satô	...	Taku's mother
Aya Hisakawa	...	Girl
Tomokazu Seki	...	Minarai
Hikaru Midorikawa	...	Tadashi Yamao
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rin Mizuhara	...	Additional Voices
Sumi Shimamoto	...	(additional voices)
Reiko Suzuki

Also Known As:

I Can Hear the Sea
The Ocean Waves

Runtime:

Japan:72 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-3 | Canada:PG | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Kochi, Japan

Company:

Studio Ghibli

Trivia:

A television ad features the word Ghibli, which is an obvious reference to Studio Ghibli, who made the movie.

Movie Connections:

References Kurenai no buta (1992)

"The heart has reason, that reason knows not..."

Fantastic. If you do not care for subtly or quiet reflection, do not see this film. If on the other hand, you enjoy seeing the inner workings of the human heart, this film is hard to beat. Illustrates remarkably well something that may be better understood by the Japanese, sometimes, the unspoken speaks with greater eloquence than words are capable of doing.

Highly recommended.