![]() She’s inconsiderate and rude to the two boys, and I appreciated having a female character that was allowed to be charming, vulnerable, unpleasant, and, well, a teenager. Rikako struggles with moving to a new city and losing her old life in Tokyo, and this manifests in her appearing cold, aloof, and stuck-up to the locals. The film is set in the city of Kchi, and follows a love triangle that develops between two good friends and a new girl who transfers to their high school from Tokyo. No one is comically evil or villainous-they’re just young and clumsy. Animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten and the Nippon Television Network, Ocean Waves first aired on on Nippon TV. ![]() Taku and his best friend Yutaka are headed back to school for what looks like another uneventful year. I always hate it when love triangle plots cheapen friendships or demonize one character so you root for the other, so Ocean Waves provides a breath of fresh air in that aspect. Japan, 1993, 72 min PG-13 Blu-ray/DVD Digital HBO MAX Rarely seen outside of Japan, Ocean Wave s is a subtle, poignant and wonderfully detailed story of adolescence and teenage isolation. Despite being somewhat of an easy-going guy, one of the few times we see him genuinely upset is when he feels like Yutaka was wronged. I just watched Ocean Waves, and the only thing I could think of was how much I actually really disliked Rikako despite her being the point of the movies love triangle. Of course, this isn’t the case but it’s something I didn’t pick up the first time I watched the movie. I know Ocean Waves is one of the more lowkey Ghibli films, but I just want to know of anyone shares this opinion or can enlighten on any symbolism I missed. In the first half, you might even guess that Taku is secretly harboring some feelings for Yutaka as he’s unhappy with Yutaka’s feelings and wonders whether or not Rikako is good enough to see the great qualities of his best friend. Which is the magic of Mochizuki’s film: Ocean Waves beautifully captures the tumultuous time of being young and the overwhelming way emotions ricochet from one extreme to the next. The story is as much about the friendship between Taku and Yutaka as it is about their feelings toward Rikako.
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