Studio Ghibli animation based on the namesake novel by Saeko Himuro and adapted for the screen by Keiko Niwa (When...
Studio Ghibli animation based on the namesake novel by Saeko Himuro and adapted for the screen by Keiko Niwa (When Marnie was There).
As a young man returns home after his first year away at college he recalls his senior year of high school and the iron-willed, big city girl that turned his world upside down.
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89 %18 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
64 %2,011 reviewsAudience score rating
"In its sensitivity and attention to detail, "Ocean Waves" makes itself into something special, and kind of magical, and so proves very much a Ghibli gem."
The New York Times"A delicate, well-told drama that may lack the depth of something like Only Yesterday but proves that Miyazaki and Takahata's students were listening to their teachers."
Roger EbertOcean Waves | Details
- Runtime
- 76
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Country of origin
- Japan
