Directed by:
Tomomi MochizukiScreenplay:
Keiko NiwaCinematography:
Atsushi OkuiComposer:
Shigeru NagataCast:
Toshihiko Seki, Tomokazu Seki, 久川綾, Hikaru Midorikawa, Yuri Amano, Nobuo Tobita, Kae Araki, Reiko Suzuki, Kinryū Arimoto, Jun'ichi Kanemaru, Ai Satō (more)Plots(1)
Kochi is your average coastal town on the sleepy, idyllic island of Shikoku and young Taku is definitely your average high school student. But soon his quiet life will be turned upside down with the arrival of Rikako: a beautiful student recently transferred from Tokyo. By the end of the term Taku will have learnt a valuable lesson in love and friendship. Rarely seen outside of Japan and never before released in Australia, Ocean Waves (Umi Ga Kikoeru) is one of Studio Ghibli's most sought after titles. Based upon author, essayist and playwright Saeko Himuro's most popular, best selling novel, Ocean Waves is one of the most poignant and unsung masterpieces within Studio Ghibli's legendary creative output. Wonderfully detailed and incredibly subtle, there are very few films in the history of animation that have managed to capture so well the joys and drama of adolescence and teenage alienation. (Madman Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Toshihiko Seki
Japan
Best movies:
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Ninja Scroll (1993)
Pluto (2023) (series)
Tomokazu Seki
Japan
Best movies:
久川綾
Japan
Best movies:
Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (1999)
Hikaru Midorikawa
Japan
Best movies:
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Sibling's Bond (2019)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kuroko's Basketball: Last Game (2017)
Yuri Amano
Japan
Best movies:
Sailor Moon R: The Movie - The Promise of the Rose (1993)
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions the Movie: Rikka Takanashi Revision (2013)
Ocean Waves (1993) (TV movie)
Nobuo Tobita
Japan
Best movies:
Girls und Panzer the Movie (2015)
Saga of Tanya the Evil Movie (2019)
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
Kae Araki
Japan
Best movies:
Sailor Moon R: The Movie - The Promise of the Rose (1993)
Ocean Waves (1993) (TV movie)
Reiko Suzuki
Japan
Best movies:
Castle in the Sky (1986)
The First Slam Dunk (2022)
Saint Young Men (2013)
Kinryū Arimoto
Japan
Best movies:
Initial D: Third Stage (2001)
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
Mobile Suit Gundam UC (2010) (series)
Jun'ichi Kanemaru
Japan
Best movies:
Ocean Waves (1993) (TV movie)
Ai Satō
Japan
Best movies:
Memories (1995)
Death Note: R - Relight: Visions of a God (2007) (TV movie)
Ocean Waves (1993) (TV movie)
Shinji Takeda
Japan
Best movies:
Memories of Matsuko (2006)
The Taste of Tea (2004)
The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)
Yoko Sakamoto
Japan
Best movies:
Ocean Waves (1993) (TV movie)
Kihachiro Uemura
Japan
Best movies:
Ocean Waves (1993) (TV movie)
One Piece The Movie: The Desert Princess and The Pirates - Adveture in Alabasta (2007)
まるたまり
Japan
Best movies:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993)
Ocean Waves (1993) (TV movie)