Ocean Waves (film)
| Ocean Waves | |
Japanese DVD cover
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海がきこえる (Umi ga Kikoeru) |
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| Genre | Romance, Slice of Life |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Saeko Himuro |
| Illustrated by | Katsuya Kondō |
| Published by | Tokuma Shoten |
| Published | 1993 |
| Anime television film | |
| Directed by | Tomomi Mochizuki |
| Produced by | Nozomu Takahashi Toshio Suzuki Seiji Okuda |
| Written by | Kaori Nakamura |
| Music by | Shigeru Nagata |
| Studio | Studio Ghibli |
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| Original network | Nippon TV |
| Released | May 5, 1993 |
| Runtime | 72 minutes |
| Novel | |
| I Can Hear the Sea II: Because There Is Love | |
| Written by | Saeko Himuro |
| Illustrated by | Katsuya Kondō |
| Published by | Tokuma Shoten |
| Published | 1995 |
Ocean Waves, also known as I Can Hear the Sea (Japanese: 海がきこえる Hepburn: Umi ga Kikoeru?), is a 1993 Japanese anime television film produced by Studio Ghibli. Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and written by Kaori Nakamura, the film is based on the novel of the same name by Saeko Himuro. Ocean Waves first aired on May 5, 1993 on Japanese television.
The film is set in the city of Kōchi, on the Japanese island of Shikoku. It concerns a love triangle that develops between two good friends and a new girl who transfers to their high school from Tokyo.
Ocean Waves was an attempt by Studio Ghibli to allow their younger staff members to make a film reasonably cheaply. However, it ended up going both over budget and over schedule.
In December 2016, GKIDS announced that the film will be remastered for a limited theatrical release, beginning on December 28, 2016, with a home video release in Spring 2017.
At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite. Later, as his flight to Kōchi Prefecture takes off, he narrates the events that brought her into his life. The story is told in flashback.
In Kōchi, two years prior, Taku receives a call from his friend, Yutaka Matsuno, asking to meet at their high school. He finds Yutaka at a window, watching an attractive female transfer student whom Yutaka was asked to show around. The boys discuss their upcoming school trip to Hawaii. At the school gates, Taku is introduced to the new girl, Rikako Muto. She thanks Yutaka for providing directions to a bookstore. Taku teases Yutaka about his infatuation.
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