Ocean Waves
海がきこえる
1993 · 1h 12m · Animation, Drama, Romance, TV Movie · Japan · Rated PG-13 (US)
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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ambiguousanimedisgustedfalling in lovefriendshiphigh school reunionlovesurrealismtokyo, japanunspoken love
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