Ocean Waves
海がきこえる
1993JapanLanguage: jaDirected by Tomomi Mochizuki★ 6.4
Available in English: subtitled
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...
Themes and style
Tone
melancholicwarmhaunting
Pacing
slow burndreamlikeepisodic
Story
reunionjourneyunraveling
Emotion
longingall-consuming lovefiguring out who you arebelongingloss of innocence
Themes
caught between worldsfamily wounds passed downfamily duty
Feel
quietly hauntingcatharticdiscussion starter
Violence
none