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Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki, Ocean Waves leans on a strong ensemble — Nobuo Tobita, Yoko Sakamoto, Toshihiko Seki — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about animation titles of 1993.
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Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.
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