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Ocean Waves

Name: Ocean Waves
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance, TV Movie
Released: 1993-10-09
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Nobuo Tobita, Yoko Sakamoto, Toshihiko Seki, Yuri Amano, Kae Araki

1993 · 1h 12m · Animation, Drama, Romance, TV Movie

IMDb 6.6 Metacritic 73 RT 89%

Watch it tonight if you're in the mood for a delicate, introspective romance that prioritizes atmosphere over plot fireworks. This Studio Ghibli TV film has a devoted following for its gorgeous animation and bittersweet meditation on chance encounters and regret—it's the kind of movie that sticks with you long after the credits roll.

Plot

At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking it up, he looks at it briefly before leaving. As the aeroplane takes off, he narrates the events that brought her into his life...

Director: Tomomi Mochizuki

Cast: Nobuo Tobita, Yoko Sakamoto, Toshihiko Seki, Yuri Amano, Kae Araki

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