Ocean Waves
1993 • J.C.STAFF
- Format
- SPECIAL
- Aired
- 1993
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- J.C.STAFF · Studio Ghibli · GKIDS
- Genres
- Drama · Romance · Slice of Life
Ocean Waves is high school love story set in Kochi, Japan. Morisaki Taku and Matsuno Yutaka are best friends when a girl from Tokyo named Muto Rikako transfers to their school. Excluding herself from group activities, she’s eventually labeled a snob. Matsuno has a crush on Rikako, so it’s no surprise that he gets a little jealous when Morisaki and Rikako start spending more time together. The rumors around school get worse, but Morisaki still insists there is nothing between him and Rikako.
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Ocean Waves, known in Japan as Umi ga Kikoeru, was produced by Studio Ghibli and animated by J.C.Staff in 1993. It holds a unique place in history as the first project created by the studio’s younger staff members, with Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata acting as producers rather than directors. The goal was to provide an opportunity for rising talents, such as director Tomomi Mochizuki, to experiment with a more modest, television-oriented format.
Based on the novel by Saeko Himuro, the film depicts a quiet, realistic coming-of-age story set in Kochi. It eschews the grand fantasy elements typical of other Ghibli works in favor of a subtle exploration of adolescent relationships and nostalgia. While it was initially conceived as a television special for Nippon TV, its technical quality and evocative atmosphere led to a lasting critical appreciation, cementing its status as a foundational piece for the studio's developmental evolution.
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