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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>
What a forgotten Ghibli masterpiece! I'm glad that I accidentally stumbled upon it. Someone else beat me to it in the review section twelve years ago, but I gotta emphasize: this movie is as authentic as it gets. The characters behave very realistically, they feel much more humane than those in similar slice-of-life movies. Because of this, you can relate to all the characters, their actions, their motives, and the story will get you involved in no time. Just don't expect any out-of-the-place action or sensationalism - the movie maintains a very relaxed pace, with everything in order, every slight movement feeling natural.
This movie is a hour-and-a-quarter long contemplation, a travel into the past - just like the main character, you will catch yourself wondering about loves, friends and memories long gone. But you might just find redemption at the end of the road, and the end of the movie.
Its seldom I get the bittersweet butterfly of nostalgia growing in my stomach; last time the Miyazaki-classic "Only Yesterday" were able to achieve it. The two movies share a common feel and theme (great reunions, evaluating your roots, and a change of life), and while I think "Only Yesterday" somewhat works better, "Ocean Waves" is an otherwise unrivaled choice for gloomy Sunday afternoon homecinema.