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Ocean Waves

Original title: Umi ga kikoeru
  • TV Movie
  • 19931993
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
17K
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POPULARITY
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Ocean Waves (1993)
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As a young man returns home after his first year away at college he recalls his senior year of high school and the iron-willed, big city girl that turned his world upside down.As a young man returns home after his first year away at college he recalls his senior year of high school and the iron-willed, big city girl that turned his world upside down.As a young man returns home after his first year away at college he recalls his senior year of high school and the iron-willed, big city girl that turned his world upside down.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
17K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,843
585
  • Director
    • Tomomi Mochizuki
  • Writers
    • Saeko Himuro(novel)
    • Keiko Niwa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Nobuo Tobita(voice)
    • Toshihiko Seki(voice)
    • Yoko Sakamoto(voice)
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  • Director
    • Tomomi Mochizuki
  • Writers
    • Saeko Himuro(novel)
    • Keiko Niwa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Nobuo Tobita(voice)
    • Toshihiko Seki(voice)
    • Yoko Sakamoto(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 62User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
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    Nobuo Tobita
    Nobuo Tobita
    • Taku Morisakias Taku Morisaki
    • (voice)
    Toshihiko Seki
    Toshihiko Seki
    • Yutaka Matsunoas Yutaka Matsuno
    • (voice)
    Yoko Sakamoto
    • Rikako Mutoas Rikako Muto
    • (voice)
    Yuri Amano
    Yuri Amano
    • Akiko Shimizuas Akiko Shimizu
    • (voice)
    Kae Araki
    • Yumi Kohamaas Yumi Kohama
    • (voice)
    Jun'ichi Kanemaru
    Jun'ichi Kanemaru
    • Okadaas Okada
    • (voice)
    Ai Satô
    • Taku's motheras Taku's mother
    • (voice)
    Aya Hisakawa
    Aya Hisakawa
    • Girlas Girl
    • (voice)
    Tomokazu Seki
    Tomokazu Seki
    • Minaraias Minarai
    • (voice)
    Hikaru Midorikawa
    Hikaru Midorikawa
    • Tadashi Yamaoas Tadashi Yamao
    • (voice)
    Rin Mizuhara
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Sumi Shimamoto
    Sumi Shimamoto
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Reiko Suzuki
      • Director
        • Tomomi Mochizuki
      • Writers
        • Saeko Himuro(novel)
        • Keiko Niwa(screenplay)
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      • Trivia
        This TV movie was an attempt to make anime solely by the young staff members, mostly in their 20s and 30s. Tomomi Mochizuki, who was 34 years old then, was brought in to direct. Their motto was to produce "quickly, cheaply and with quality," but the project went over budget and over schedule.
      • Connections
        Featured in JesuOtaku Anime Reviews: Ocean Waves (2012)

      User reviews62

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      Top review
      8/10
      Why can't our TV programming be this good?
      TV movie or not, this was an outstanding film. Terrific direction, animation, and writing. As others have stated already, it is a film with a great deal of subtlety, so if you think great acting is Julia Roberts screaming at the top of her lungs, then you might not appreciate this film fully. It ranks among the best animated films I have watched, at least in the top 15 or 20. It's not quite in the same league as The Grave of the Fireflies, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Akira, My Neighbor Totoro, Whisper of the Heart, Only Yesterday, or a few other excellent anime I have had a chance to see, but it is easily better than 99% of the rest of the animated films out there. Highly recommended. At least an 8/10.
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      • breezyweasel
      • Jun 19, 2003

      Details

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      • Release date
        • July 13, 1994 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Puedo escuchar el mar
      • Filming locations
        • Kochi, Japan
      • Production companies
        • Nippon Television Network (NTV)
        • Studio Ghibli
        • Tokuma Shoten
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      Box office

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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $87,738
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $4,942
        • Jan 1, 2017
      • Gross worldwide
        • $87,738
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 16 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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