The Ocean Waves
海がきこえる
“High schooler Taku navigates love triangle with new transfer student Rikako and best friend Matsuno in Kouchi.”
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High schooler Taku navigates love triangle with new transfer student Rikako and best friend Matsuno in Kouchi.
In the city of Kouchi, high school student Taku Morisaki is going about his work when his friend Yutaka Matsuno calls and asks him to get to their school as soon as possible. Taku arrives, and Matsuno introduces him to Rikako Muto, a beautiful girl from Tokyo who recently transferred to their school. Although Rikako is academically and athletically gifted, her generally unpleasant attitude leaves her with virtually no friends outside of Matsuno and another girl from her class. After a chance encounter during their class trip, Taku suddenly finds himself more involved in Rikako's personal life, much to Matsuno's dismay. Struggling to balance his friendship with Matsuno and his own budding infatuation for Rikako, Taku must come to terms with his feelings and understand how a girl with a troubled past is having such a massive effect on his life.
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Community consensus
Derived from 108 sampled reviews
6.2/10
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SplitPolarized
σ 2.11 · split reception
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4.6 ptsRecommenders 8.1 · others 3.5
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- 9/10 “This movie was released in 1993 and the quality looks fine for the time it was released other thing i have to mention is the almost perfect slice of life animation in the movie i really enjoy the...”
- 7/10 “This honestly wasn’t a movie that completely won me over. The story felt a bit slow and I never fully connected with the characters the way I hoped I would. Still, even though it didn’t really...”
- 7/10 “The film’s charm lies in its refreshing simplicity and its ability to authentically capture the awkwardness of adolescent love without relying on forced emotional cues or dramatic spectacle. While...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-0680
A Tv special Production · Spring 1993
Studio Ghibli.in association with Tokuma Shoten · Nippon Television Network
- Format
- 1 × 72′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 1h 12m
- all episodes
- Aired
- May 1993 – May 1993
- Spring 1993
- Source
- Tv special
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-0680
- catalog