Audio Format: DD 2.0
Video Format: Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic)
Languages: Japanese, Korean
Subtitles: English, Korean, Japanese
Region Code: 3
Year Made: 1993
Running Time: 72
Release Date: 07/03/2008
I Can Hear the Sea (Umi ga Kikoeru, also known as Ocean Waves), is a TV anime movie made by Studio Ghibli. It was directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and was based on the novel of the same title by Saeko Himuro.
The story is set in the city of Kochi, on the Japanese island of Shikoku. It concerns a love triangle that develops between two good friends and a new girl who transferred from Tokyo.
This film was an attempt by Studio Ghibli to allow their younger staff members to make a film reasonably cheaply. However, it ended up going both over budget and over schedule.
More appropriately translated as I CAN HEAR THE SEA, THE OCEAN WAVES departs from many other Ghibli films by making its protagonist a boy (Taku). The story depicts his encounters with a new female student (Rikako) during their graduation year, before they leave high school and set out for universities or the workplace (the title refers to the southern shores of Kochi City on Shikoku, inferring that when the characters leave for the bigger cities after graduation they will still know what it is like to 'hear the sea', or recognize the distinct psyche of their hometown). Campus stories line the shelves wall-to-wall in Japanese comic shops, and there's not a lot of variation to be found in the storylines.
Special Features :
Disc 1:
- 10 Years Since the Movie
Disc 2:
- Conti Image
- Trailers
- Coming Attractions
- Korean Dubbing Scenes
