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Ocean Waves (1993)

Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki · 72 min · Animation, Drama, Romance, TV Movie

26.2 TOPICAL score · #3,905 of 6,776 films

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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...

Ocean Waves (1993, directed by Tomomi Mochizuki) has a TOPICAL score of 26.2 - ranked 3,905 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 73. Audiences: TMDB 6.4/10 (1,017 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages.

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Critics56
Audience22
Awards0
Historical impact32
Lasting engagement44
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Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Nobuo Tobita, Yōko Sakamoto, Toshihiko Seki, Yuri Amano

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