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May 5, 1993 · Read reviews on the anime Umi ga Kikoeru (The Ocean Waves) on MyAnimeList, the internet's largest anime database. In the city of Kouchi, high school student Taku Morisaki is going about his work when his friend Yutaka Matsuno calls and asks him to get to their school as soon as possible.
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Umi ga Kikoeru (aka Ocean Waves) is a real oddball amongst...
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Umi ga Kikoeru (Anime) add ( All reviews ) Dec 30, 2023. PhaatStakz. Recommended. The aesthetic of this film is its strongest feature. The late eighties/early nineties realistic depictions of Japan are amazing. If you liked the style of Only Yesterday, trade the countryside for Tokyo and you have a sense of what this film is.
Umi ga Kikoeru (aka Ocean Waves) is a real oddball amongst Studio Ghibli's nostalgia-infused critically acclaimed children's movies. A made-for-TV teen drama set in a contemporary rural Japanese city, Umi ga Kikoeru has been described as a slice-of-life drama, a teen-romance, and a coming-of-age story but in truth I don't think any of these ...
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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...
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Taku Morisaki(杜崎 拓, Morisaki Taku) 1. Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita 2. Main protagonist. Taku, needing money for the school's trip to Hawaii, took his restaurant busboyjob to offset the expense, at the cost of falling grades and his teachers' disapproval. Principled and trusting, Taku often gets himself into trouble. Yutaka Matsuno(松野 豊, Matsuno Yutaka) 1. Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki 2. Taku's friend and rival for Rikako's affections. Yutaka is a standout student and a class leader. Yutaka and Taku b...
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Yumi Kohama(小浜 裕実, Kohama Yumi) 1. Voiced by: Kae Araki 2. Rikako's closest friend in Kōchi. Akiko Shimizu(清水 明子, Shimizu Akiko) 1. Voiced by: Yuri Amano 2. Female student-body president. Okada(岡田) 1. Voiced by: Jun'ichi Kanemaru 2. Rikako's ex-boyfriend. While in Tokyo, Rikako heads to a restaurant in the hotel to meet with Okada. Over the course of the meal, she discovers that he is not the type of person she once thought he was. He has also started dating Rikako's best friend. During the m...
The film is based on Himuro's novel which was first serialized, with illustrations by Katsuya Kondō, from the February 1990 to January 1992 issues of Animage magazine. The monthly instalments were collected in a hardcover book published on February 28, 1993, with some episodes omitted. Both the book and its sequel were republished as a paperback in...
The website Animé Café gave the film 4/5 stars, noting it to be "A graceful and mature offering from Ghibli's younger generation". Otaku USAgave the film a mediocre review. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 88% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 17 critical reviews, with an average rating of 6.55/10....
The film was released on Nippon TVon May 5, 1993. It was released on Blu-ray July 17, 2015 in Japan by Walt Disney Studios Japan. Disney originally had the rights of distribution of Ocean Waves in United States, but they never released the film onto any home media platform. In 2016, GKIDS announced a release Ocean Waves in limited North American th...
Whisper of the Heart and From Up on Poppy Hill— Ghibli films about Japanese teenagers' livesOnly Yesterday and My Neighbors the Yamadas— Ghibli films about Japanese local customsOcean Waves (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopediaOcean Waves at IMDbOcean Waves at The Big Cartoon DataBaseOcean Waves at AllMovieUmi ga Kikoeru. Ocean Waves is high school love story set in Kochi, Japan. Morisaki Taku and Matsuno Yutaka are best friends when a girl from Tokyo named Muto Rikako transfers to their school. Excluding herself from group activities, she’s eventually labeled a snob.
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Aug 18, 2003 · Reviews for Umi ga Kikoeru (7.99) 3 Reviews. 1. - gambit - Approval: 68.1% (20 votes) 18.08.2003 15:04 - direct link ( rs674) User. other reviews. Although it's not as popular or well known as other Ghibli productions, and although it's not fantasy or anything, this is still very much worth watching. The animation is nice. Very nice.
Jun 23, 2021 · Umi ga Kikoeru a review by heychrisfox. 3 years ago. I love the vibe and the animation of this film. Its exceptional of acting as a time capsule really capturing that 80s vibe from Japan. And the animation in particular is fantastic. That might sound silly to praise a Studio Ghibli film for its animation.
