Ocean Waves
Description
"Something special, and kind of magical." – Glenn Kenny, The New York Times
From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, comes a poignant and wonderfully nuanced story of adolescence and growing up.
Taku and his best friend Yutaka are headed back to school for what looks like another uneventful year. But they soon find their friendship tested by the arrival of Rikako, a beautiful new transfer student from Tokyo whose attitude shifts wildly from flirty and flippant to melancholic. When Taku joins Rikako on a trip to Tokyo, the school erupts with rumors, and the three friends are forced to come to terms with their changing relationships. Ocean Waves is a beautifully animated adapatation of Saeko Himuro's best-selling novel, and a true discovery.
Bonus Features for Blu-ray/DVD
- Exclusive Booklet
- Feature-Length Storyboards
- The Ghiblies Episode 2
- Looking Back: Staff Reunion
- US Theatrical Trailer
DISCS 2 |
RUN-TIME 72 min |
ASPECT RATIO 1.85:1 |
COLOR Color |
LANGUAGE Japanese |
REGION Region A/1 |
RATING PG-13 |
PRODUCTION DATE 1993 |
CLOSED-CAPTIONED No |
SUBTITLES English |
Cast & Crew
Nobuo Tobita | Taku Morisaki |
Toshihiko Seki | Yutaka Matsuno |
Yoko Sakamoto | Rikako Muto |
Yuri Amano | Akiko Shimizu |
Kae Araki | Yumi Kohama |
Jun'ichi Kanemaru | Okada |
Ai Satô | Taku's mother |
Aya Hisakawa | Girl |
Tomokazu Seki | Minarai |
Hikaru Midorikawa | Tadashi Yamao |
Tomomi Mochizuki | Director |
Saeko Himuro | Writer |
Keiko Niwa | Writer |
Toshio Suzuki | Producer |
Nozomu Takahashi | Producer |