Is Ocean Waves violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ocean Waves scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ocean Waves easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Ocean Waves end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Ocean Waves

Name: Ocean Waves
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance, TV Movie
Released: 1993
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Nobuo Tobita, Yoko Sakamoto, Toshihiko Seki, Yuri Amano, Kae Araki

Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki

Produced by Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten

199372 min6.4 / 10

A wistful, introspective anime about unresolved adolescent love and the bittersweet weight of memory, told through fragmented recollection and emotional ambiguity.

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...

Clusters

Long-Distance Love Stories Bittersweet Doomed Romances Artists Fooling Themselves Art and Philosophy Movements Asian City Movies

Genres

Animation Drama Romance TV Movie

Keywords

Friendship Surrealism Love Tokyo, Japan Falling In Love High School Reunion Unspoken Love Anime Ambiguous Disgusted

Where to watch

StreamHBO Max
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Questions people ask

Is Ocean Waves violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Ocean Waves sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Ocean Waves scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Ocean Waves easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Does Ocean Waves end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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