The Wave of Rage

1997 1h 30m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

Animation

Synopsis

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Deep below the sea off the coast of Okinawa, the Ocean Technopolis is at the forefront of humankind's efforts to adapt to catastrophically rising sea levels, but it's caught in the middle of escalating tensions between Japan and Taiwan. Based on the 1995 novel by Katsufumi Umehara.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akio Otsuka
Ikuya Sawaki
Nobuo Tobita
Yasunori Matsumoto
Akiko Yajima
Kosei Tomita
Nobuyuki Furuta
Mika Doi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshio Takeuchi
Languages: French, Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Japanese.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Takeshi Seyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Akio Otsuka and Ikuya Sawaki and Nobuo Tobita carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0163388 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoshio Takeuchi directs. Takeshi Seyama cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in French, Japanese.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Japanese.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Takeshi Seyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Akio Otsuka and Ikuya Sawaki and Nobuo Tobita carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0163388 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.