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Title: Ocean Waves (TV Movie 1993)
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Nobuo Tobita | ... | Taku Morisaki (voice) | |
| Toshihiko Seki | ... | Yutaka Matsuno (voice) | |
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Yoko Sakamoto | ... | Rikako Muto (voice) |
| Yuri Amano | ... | Akiko Shimizu (voice) | |
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Kae Araki | ... | Yumi Kohama (voice) |
| Jun'ichi Kanemaru | ... | Okada (voice) | |
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Ai Satô | ... | Taku's mother (voice) |
| Aya Hisakawa | ... | Girl (voice) | |
| Tomokazu Seki | ... | Minarai (voice) | |
| Hikaru Midorikawa | ... | Tadashi Yamao (voice) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Rin Mizuhara | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Sumi Shimamoto | ... | Additional Voices (voice) | |
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Reiko Suzuki | ... | (voice) |
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. Written by Cary Wong <phoenix@globility.com>
The knowledge that Ocean Waves is a TV movie put me off watching this 'lesser Ghibli' until I'd covered the rest of their catalogue. Whilst it may not have the wide appeal of Miyazaki masterpieces like Totoro, Porco Rosso and Spirited Away etc., it's a surprisingly successful film. The subtleties of the relationships and characters are so beautiful and rewarding that the film is elevated way beyond its TV roots.
In short, if you want a gentle meditation on teen relationships and love, this is as good as it gets. And if you like Ghibli but the subject material doesn't sound too interesting (it didn't to me), it's still worth a look as it might surprise.