Speaking of the female lead, I found myself baffled by her as the film continued. A fact that, I believe at least, is part of the reason that it took so long for the film to get a release outside of Japan. Much like Isao Takahata's film ' Only Yesterday', Ocean Waves is a slower paced, slice of life drama that chooses to focus more on real life situations and dilemma its various characters than an emotionally driven plot. The film itself had been an opportunity for the younger members of Studio Ghibli's staff, at the time, to try their hand at creating an animated film of their own design. Other than being the first direct to television film to come out of Studio Ghibli, the film is notable for being one of the few Studio Ghibli films not directed by studio founders, Hayao Miyazaki or Isao Takahata. It wasn't until December of 2016 that the film received both a remaster and a limited theater release, courtesy of GKIDS, along with a home video release set for the spring of 2017. The movie aired on Japanese television on May 5th, 1993 and had never received a wide release. The film itself was directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and written by Kaori Nakamura. Ocean Waves (also known as 'I Can Hear the Sea') is a Studio Ghibli animated film that was created specifically to be released on Nippon TV. The film is an adaptation of a novel of the same name written by Saeko Himuro. Will these encounters bring the two closer together, or simply push them further away? It isn't until Taku's good friend Yutaka Matsuno introduces him to Rikako Muto, an enigmatic young lady transferring from Tokyo, that his life begins to turn upside down. Going to school, working a part-time job, and hanging out with his friends had become his entire world. For Taku Morisaki, a high school boy living in the Kochi Prefecture, there was little else that occupied his attention other than his day to day life.
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