Ocean Waves
SPECIAL FINISHED SPRING 1993 1 eps 63%
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Ocean Waves is high school love story set in Kochi, Japan. Morisaki Taku and Matsuno Yutaka are best friends when a girl from Tokyo named Muto Rikako transfers to their school. Excluding herself from group activities, she’s eventually labeled a snob. Matsuno has a crush on Rikako, so it’s no surprise that he gets a little jealous when Morisaki and Rikako start spending more time together. The rumors around school get worse, but Morisaki still insists there is nothing between him and Rikako.
Studios:
Studio Ghibli
Characters
Rikako Muto
MAIN
VA: Youko Sakamoto
Taku Morisaki
MAIN
VA: Nobuo Tobita
Yutaka Matsuno
MAIN
VA: Toshihiko Seki
Akiko Shimizu
SUPPORTING
VA: Yuri Amano
Yumi Kohama
SUPPORTING
VA: Kae Araki
Tadashi Yamao
SUPPORTING
VA: Hikaru Midorikawa
Okada
SUPPORTING
VA: Junichi Kanemaru
Rikako no Chichi
SUPPORTING
VA: Kinryuu Arimoto
Morisaki Taku no Haha
SUPPORTING
VA: Ai Satou
Kouchou
BACKGROUND
VA: Takeshi Watabe
Okami-san
BACKGROUND
VA: Reiko Suzuki
Kawamura
BACKGROUND
VA: Kan Tokumaru
Minarai
BACKGROUND
VA: Tomokazu Seki
Staff
Saeko Himuro
Original Creator
Sanae Mitsugi
Original Work Assistance
Tomomi Mochizuki
Director
Katsuya Kondou
Character Design
Akira Michikawa
Title Logo Design
Naoya Tanaka
Art Director
Yumi Furuya
Color Design
Atsushi Okui
Director of Photography
Takeshi Seyama
Editing
Yasuo Urakami
Sound Director
Masakazu Yokoyama
Sound Effects
Shigeru Nagata
Music
Reviews
TapiaTG
Rating: 40 (52 votes)
A contained, minimalist, yet captivating drama. A simple and maybe an unfortunate one, but a worthy watch.
heychrisfox
Rating: 33 (42 votes)
It's like "Norwegian Wood," except less sad and depressing, and more inconsequential.
Shay1999s
Rating: 26 (33 votes)
a dull, frustrating tale of a cluless guy who falls in love with a selfish, narcissistic girl.
toastaro
Rating: 10 (17 votes)
challenges what a movie can be. i know every1 wanted this 2 b gay but its not :( but it has great acting so watch it :)
SaiteiDaOrette
Rating: 9 (12 votes)
What a vibe this movie is! Great underrated drama by Ghibli.
TheRealKyuubey
Rating: 9 (13 votes)
Despite being one of the lesser known Ghibli films, it is worth checking out.
Stats
Average Score
63
Mean Score
63
Popularity
44,732
Favourites
548
Status Distribution
CURRENT: 495
PLANNING: 14060
COMPLETED: 29746
DROPPED: 177
PAUSED: 254
Score Distribution
10: 294
20: 328
30: 773
40: 1399
50: 2626
60: 4165
70: 4996
80: 3034
90: 1508
100: 902
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