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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Cast
16 people
Nobuo Tobita
Taku Morisaki (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
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Yoko Sakamoto
Rikako Muto (voice)
Toshihiko Seki
Yutaka Matsuno (voice)
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Naruto Shippūden
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Yuri Amano
Akiko Shimizu (voice)
Known for
Yu Yu Hakusho
World's End Harem
Kae Araki
Yumi Kohama (voice)
Known for
Sailor Moon
Digimon: Digital Monsters
Jun'ichi Kanemaru
Okada (voice)
Known for
Sonic X
Magic Knight Rayearth
Ai Satou
Taku's Mother (voice)
Known for
Death Note
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Aya Hisakawa
Young Girl (voice)
Known for
Sailor Moon
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Tomokazu Seki
Minarai (voice)
Known for
JUJUTSU KAISEN
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Hikaru Midorikawa
Tadashi Yamao (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
Black Clover
Sumi Shimamoto
Rikako's Father's Lover (voice)
Known for
Warriors of the Wind
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Reiko Suzuki
Mrs. Okami (voice)
Known for
Captain Tsubasa
Shaman King
Tomomi Mochizuki Director · Keiko Niwa Screenplay Saeko Himuro Author
Worldwide gross $88K · Budget $400K · United States release July 13, 1994
Box office
Budget
$400,000
Worldwide gross
$88,435
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Studio Ghibli
Production · Studio
Tokuma Shoten
Production
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
StudioCanal
Production
Gkids
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
海がきこえる
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 5, 1993
TV · Nippon TV
Japan · October 9, 1993
Limited theatrical · 7th Art Theater (Osaka , Osaka Prefecture, October 9 - October 22, 1993)
United States · July 13, 1994
Theatrical
United States · April 18, 2017
Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
United States
December 29, 2011 · Theatrical · New York City, New York
October 14, 2012 · Premiere · Hawaii Film Festival
December 28, 2016 · Limited theatrical
Australia
June 16, 1995 · Theatrical
June 9, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Brazil
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical · Ghibli Fest
Czechia
June 13, 2024 · Theatrical
France
February 1, 2020 · Digital · Netflix
June 22, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
April 14, 2026 · TV · France 4 (Okoo, cycle Ghibli)
Germany
October 12, 2009 · Physical · DVD
November 13, 2010 · TV · Animax
June 11, 2011 · TV · Super RTL
Hong Kong SAR China
April 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
March 24, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
October 7, 1994 · Theatrical
Italy
March 23, 2016 · Physical · DVD/Blu-ray
Japan
December 25, 1993 · Theatrical · Tokyo
July 23, 1999 · Physical · VHS
August 8, 2003 · Physical · DVD
July 17, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
July 4, 2025 · Theatrical
Poland
May 20, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Spain
October 29, 2012 · Physical · DVD
July 15, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray
February 26, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Madrid - Cineteca
Sweden
February 10, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
August 1, 2009 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Taiwan
April 15, 2004 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
October 7, 1994 · Theatrical
January 25, 2010 · Physical · DVD
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