Ocean Waves

– At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite board..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 12 Minutes
Release Year:
1993
Original Name:
海がきこえる
Ocean Waves (1993) - Also known as 海がきこえる

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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Ocean Waves (1993) - Trailer

Release Date:

13 Jul 1994

Language:

Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Tomomi Mochizuki

Writer:

Saeko Himuro (novel), Keiko Niwa (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Nobuo Tobita, Toshihiko Seki, Yoko Sakamoto, Yuri Amano

Plot:

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.

Production:

GKIDS

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
Metacritic:
73%