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Ocean Waves poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 78.5 / 100
1993·Animation / Drama / Romance·1h 16m

OCEAN WAVES

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...

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Tomomi Mochizuki·DirectorKeiko Niwa·ScreenplaySaeko Himuro·NovelAtsushi Okui·Director of PhotographyShigeru Nagata·Original Music ComposerHiroshi Adachi·Assistant Editor
Cast
Nobuo Tobita·Taku Morisaki (voice)Yoko Sakamoto·Rikako Muto (voice)Toshihiko Seki·Yutaka Matsuno (voice)Yuri Amano·Akiko Shimizu (voice)Kae Araki·Yumi Kohama (voice)Jun'ichi Kanemaru·Okada (voice)Ai Satou·Taku's Mother (voice)Aya Hisakawa·Young Girl (voice)Tomokazu Seki·Minarai (voice)Hikaru Midorikawa·Tadashi Yamao (voice)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Tomomi Mochizuki·Director
Writing· 2
Keiko Niwa·ScreenplaySaeko Himuro·Novel
Camera· 1
Atsushi Okui·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Hiroshi Adachi·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Shigeru Nagata·Original Music ComposerYoko Sakamoto·Theme Song Performance
Art & Design· 1
Naoya Tanaka·Art Direction
Production· 2
Toshio Suzuki·ProducerNozomu Takahashi·Production Manager
Other Departments· 20
Katsuya Kondo·Animation DirectorMasaaki Endou·Key AnimationHiroshi Shimizu·Key AnimationTakao Yoshino·Key AnimationMasako Shinohara·Key AnimationHideaki Yoshio·Key AnimationTakeshi Inamura·Key AnimationShougo Furuya·Key AnimationAtsuko Otani·Key AnimationToshio Kawaguchi·Key AnimationKatsuichi Nakayama·Key AnimationMasashi Ando·Key AnimationKenichi Konishi·Key AnimationNoriko Moritomo·Key AnimationKenichi Yoshida·Key AnimationMitsuo Iso·Key AnimationHiroomi Yamakawa·Key AnimationYoshifumi Kondo·Key AnimationKatsuya Kondo·Character DesignerKumiko Taniguchi·Compositing Artist
By the Numbers
78.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Ocean Waves's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#C8E0F0
#304870
#FFFFFF
Mood
Calm, Reflective
Composition
Layered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“An animated movie poster depicts a young woman with long dark hair, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt with a red tie and a dark blue pleated skirt, looking ov”

romancedrama
Key Elements
Red Tie
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
7/10
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