Ocean Waves
Film199372 min

Ocean Waves

Taste attributes: animationdramaromancetv movieslowfresh & originalwholesomeimaginarysurrealemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect a heightened, fresh animated film, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 549 votes

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What lines up

  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking it up, he looks at it briefly before leaving. As the aeroplane takes off he narrates the events that brought her into his life...

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiplove conquers allunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Nobuo TobitaToshihiko SekiYouko SakamotoYuri AmanoKae Araki

Details

Genre
Animation
Year
1993
Runtime
72 min
Status
Released
Studio
J.C.Staff
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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