Still, Ocean Waves is a deeply charming and resonant look at the tug of longing that so often comes with memory, the utter mess of youth, and the beautiful delirium of love. In addition to that, the filmmakers translate this memory of the event to the audience in a jarring tonal shift. However, I think the film takes it further than this because it is in this interaction that Taku sees her differently and rejects her personality. She later admits she acted differently to impress the boyfriend. In this scene, Rikako takes on an irritating presence and behaves radically different than we’ve seen her previously. A great example of this is when Rikako meets her ex-boyfriend with Taku in Tokyo. The use of memory has a great framing device for this as how Taku reflects and reminisces on his time is exactly how the characters and events portray to the audience. Taku and Yutaka hanging out near the ocean One way in which the film portrays Taku’s reminiscing is through these stunning freeze frames in the center of the screen surrounded by a white border, sometimes varying in size. As he prepares to head back to his hometown of Kōchi for his school’s reunion. The framing device of the film is Taku reminiscing on his time spent with Rikako. It was animated by Studio Ghiblifor Tokuma Shoten and the Nippon Television Network.Īs he journeys back from Tokyo to his high school for a reunion, Taku Morisaki recounts his memories of his school days, focussing in particular on a love triangle that developed between him and two of his friends.Ī narrative about reminiscence and love – Ocean WavesĬentered around a love triangle between three high-school students Taku Morisaki, the main protagonist and narrator, his best friend Yutaka Matsuno, and newly transferred Rikako Muto.
It’s based on the 1990-1992 novel of the same name by Saeko Himuro.
Ocean Waves, known in Japan as I Can Hear the Sea, is a 1993 Japanese anime television film directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and written by Kaori Nakamura.
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