![]() ![]() Ocean Waves then flashes back to two years earlier to his high school days in somewhat-rural Kôchi (on the island of Shikoku and the capital of Taku Morisaki is at a train station in Tokyo when he thinks he recognizes the woman on the opposite side of the platform. The inexperienced animators and staffers should be proud of what they accomplished, even if that means it is one of the weakest films in the Ghibli canon. Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki, a journeyman storyboard artist/director who had never worked for Ghibli before (or since) and whose directing experiences are more television- than cinema-based, this is a work for Studio Ghibli completionists only. ![]() Before the temporary shuttering of the feature animation department, the first major occurrence of significant staff changes was when Sunao Katabuchi (2001′s Princess Arete, 2016′s In This Corner of the World) was demoted to assistant director on Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989).īased on Saeko Himuro’s novel of the same name, Ocean Waves – also known as I Can Hear the Sea (a direct translation from the Japanese title) – was an attempt from Ghibli executives for their younger animators and staffers to display their creative prowess after Katabuchi’s unceremonious reassignment. Their results have been mixed, but are markedly better than any other studio working in anime features. ![]() In an industry where employee burnout and turnover is high, Ghibli’s founders have always wanted to retain their young, promising talents. The operations of Studio Ghibli are unusual for your typical Japanese anime studio. As per the rules I set out for this blog, it will be treated as a theatrical film. NOTE: Despite the fact Ocean Waves was originally released on Nippon TV, it debuted as a theatrical film in the United States in 2016. ![]()
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