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Ocean Waves

1993 · 72 min

A quiet, bittersweet reminiscence of teenage awkwardness and unspoken feelings, with a gentle, nostalgic ache.

Directed by: Tomomi Mochizuki
Genres: Animation, Drama, Romance
Starring: Nobuo Tobita, Yoko Sakamoto, Toshihiko Seki

Overview: 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...

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Directed by: Tomomi Mochizuki
Genres: Animation, Drama, Romance
Starring: Nobuo Tobita, Yoko Sakamoto, Toshihiko Seki

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
love
friendship
identity
family
Places: small town
big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation, drama, romance, tv movie
Directed by: Tomomi Mochizuki
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Starring: Nobuo Tobita, Yoko Sakamoto, Toshihiko Seki, Yuri Amano, Kae Araki, Jun'ichi Kanemaru, Ai Satou, Aya Hisakawa
Music: Shigeru Nagata
Cinematography: Atsushi Okui
Runtime: 72 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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