Ocean Waves

About Ocean Waves

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.

Tomomi Mochizuki's Ocean Waves is a 1993 animation romance film. It runs 72 minutes and was released in October 1993.

Its themes are falling in love, disgusted, high school reunion, and unspoken love.

Nobuo Tobita takes the lead as Taku Morisaki (voice), Yoko Sakamoto as Rikako Muto (voice), Toshihiko Seki as Yutaka Matsuno (voice), and Yuri Amano as Akiko Shimizu (voice). The screenplay is by Keiko Niwa. Produced by Studio Ghibli. American members can watch it on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel.

The Princess and the Pilot, Weathering with You, and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time make useful companions to Ocean Waves, all filed under friendship and love. TMDB voters put it at 6.4 out of 10 across 1,026 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.