Ocean Waves, known in Japan as I Can Hear the Sea (Japanese: 海がきこえる, Hepburn: Umi ga Kikoeru), is a 1993 Japanese anime coming-of-age romantic drama television film directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and written by Keiko Niwa (credited as Kaoru Nakamura) based on the 1990–1992 novel of the same name by Saeko Himuro.

Ocean Waves: Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki. With Nobuo Tobita, Toshihiko Seki, Yoko Sakamoto, Yuri Amano. As a young man returns home after his first year away at college he recalls his senior year of high school and the iron-willed, …

Ocean Waves (海がきこえる, Umi ga Kikoeru, lit. "I Can Hear the Sea") is an anime television film directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and written by Kaori Nakamura. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten and the Nippon Television Network and premiered as part of the network's 40th anniversary on May 5, 1993.

Currently you are able to watch "Ocean Waves" streaming on Max, Max Amazon Channel. It is also possible to buy "Ocean Waves" on Microsoft Store, Amazon Video, Apple TV, Fandango …

College student Taku recalls transfer student Rikako's arrival two years ago, and the fateful summer that tested his bond with his friend Yutaka. Watch trailers & learn more.

Dec 28, 2016 · Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and written by Kaori Nakamura (from a novel by Saeko Himuro), “Ocean Waves” is a story of memory and love. Taku is a young man at a train station in Tokyo when he spots a familiar face on another platform.

Ocean Waves, released in 1994, follows Taku Morisaki as he reflects on his high school days and a complex triangle with his best friend Yutaka and a girl named Rikako. Through a reflective narrative, the film delves into themes of friendship, youth, …

Rarely seen outside of Japan, Ocean Waves is a subtle, poignant and wonderfully detailed story of adolescence and teenage isolation. Taku and his best friend Yutaka are headed back to school for what looks like another uneventful year.

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....