Ocean Waves (1993)
Umi ga kikoeru (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG-13
- 1h 12min
- Animation, Drama
- 13 Jul 1994 (USA)
- TV Movie
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.
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Cast
| Nobuo Tobita | ... |
Taku Morisaki (voice)
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| Toshihiko Seki | ... |
Yutaka Matsuno (voice)
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Yoko Sakamoto | ... |
Rikako Muto (voice)
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| Yuri Amano | ... |
Akiko Shimizu (voice)
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Kae Araki | ... |
Yumi Kohama (voice)
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| Jun'ichi Kanemaru | ... |
Okada (voice)
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Ai Satô | ... |
Taku's mother (voice)
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| Aya Hisakawa | ... |
Girl (voice)
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| Tomokazu Seki | ... |
Minarai (voice)
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| Hikaru Midorikawa | ... |
Tadashi Yamao (voice)
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Kinryû Arimoto | ... |
Rikako's Father (voice)
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Rin Mizuhara | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Sumi Shimamoto | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Reiko Suzuki | ... |
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Takeshi Watabe | ... |
Principal (voice)
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Directed by
| Tomomi Mochizuki | ||
Written by
| Saeko Himuro | ... | (novel) |
| Keiko Niwa | ... | (screenplay) (as Kaori Nakamura) |
Produced by
| Tôru Horikoshi | ... | planning producer |
| Shin'ichirô Maeda | ... | planning producer |
| Hideo Ogata | ... | executive producer |
| Seiji Okuda | ... | producer |
| Toshio Suzuki | ... | producer |
| Nozomu Takahashi | ... | producer |
| Michio Yokoo | ... | planning producer |
Music by
| Shigeru Nagata | ||
Cinematography by
| Atsushi Okui | ||
Editing by
| Takeshi Seyama | ||
Editorial Department
| Hiroshi Adachi | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
| Naoya Tanaka | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kazuya Murata | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Megumi Ozawa | ... | sound production desk: Audio Planning U |
| Yasuo Urakami | ... | sound director (as Yasuo Uragami) |
| Masakazu Yokoyama | ... | sound effects editor |
| Hisanori Ôshiro | ... | sound mixer |
Special Effects by
| Kaoru Tanifuji | ... | special effects (as kunji tanifuji) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Yôichi Hasegawa | ... | camera operator: Asahi Production (as Yoichi Hasegawa) |
| Yuriko Ishii | ... | camera operator: Asahi Production |
| Kumiko Taniguchi | ... | camera operator: Asahi Production |
| Toshiyuki Umeda | ... | camera operator: Asahi Production |
| Junji Yabuta | ... | camera operator: Asahi Production |
Animation Department
| Rie Fujimura | ... | inbetween checker |
| Yumi Furuya | ... | color coordinator |
| Katsu Hisamura | ... | background artist (as Kazu Hisamura) |
| Ryôko Ina | ... | background artist |
| Masayo Iseki | ... | trace and paint artist |
| Yukie Kitsukezawa | ... | trace and paint artist |
| Katsuya Kondô | ... | animation director / character designer |
| Yuriko Kudô | ... | trace and paint artist: Studio Killy (as Yuriko Kudo) |
| Satoshi Kuroda | ... | background artist |
| Naomi Mori | ... | trace and paint artist |
| Chiyomi Morisawa | ... | trace and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Kanako Moriya | ... | trace and paint artist |
| Kyôko Naganawa | ... | background artist |
| Rie Nakagome | ... | inbetween checker |
| Noriko Ogawa | ... | trace and paint artist |
| Akiko Ono | ... | cel checker |
| Yôji Takeshige | ... | background artist |
| Seiki Tamura | ... | background artist |
| Hitomi Tateno | ... | inbetween checker |
| Teruyo Tateyama | ... | trace and paint artist |
| Akira Yamakawa | ... | background artist (as Akira Yamagawa) |
| Masaki Yoshizaki | ... | background artist |
| Minako Ôshiro | ... | cel checker (as Minako Oshiro) |
| Kiyomi Ôta | ... | background artist |
| Masaru Ôta | ... | background artist |
Music Department
| Yoshihiro Oikawa | ... | music producer: Tokuma Japan Communications |
| Tomoko Okada | ... | music producer: Tokuma Japan Communications |
Additional Crew
| Kôji Aritomi | ... | production assistant |
| Hiroyuki Itô | ... | production assistant |
| Toshiyuki Kawabata | ... | production supervisor |
| Akira Michikawa | ... | titles |
| Tomoaki Nishikiri | ... | production desk |
| Chiyoshi Tanaka | ... | production desk |
| Tamami Yamamoto | ... | production accountant |
| Kôji Ôtsuka | ... | production assistant (as Koji Otsuka) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Studio Ghibli (1993) (Japan) (theatrical)
- GKIDS (2011) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Cinema Mondo (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
- Entertainment One (2008) (Spain) (DVD)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2008) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Netflix (2020) (Singapore) (video) (VOD)
- StudioCanal (2010) (United Kingdom) (video) (as Optimum Asia)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
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Storyline
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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.
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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Ocean Waves (2012). See more » |