Ride Your Wave

"True love knows no boundaries."

2019 1h 35m JA

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7.6

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★7.6TMDB · 386

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Synopsis

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Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome firefighter, and the two soon fall in love.

“True love knows no boundaries.”

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Cast

Ryota Katayose
Minato Hinageshi (voice)
Rina Kawaei
Hinako Mukaizumi (voice)
Honoka Matsumoto
Yoko Hinageshi (voice)
Kentaro Ito
Wasabi Kawamura (voice)
Mami Horikoshi
Hinako's Mother (voice)
You Taichi
Junko (voice)
Mai Nishikawa
Ai (voice)
Daiki Hamano
Chiba Port Tower Public Address Announcer (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masaaki Yuasa
Writers: Reiko Yoshida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masaaki Yuasa, shot by Toru Fukushi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michiru Oshima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Ryota Katayose and Rina Kawaei and Honoka Matsumoto carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "True love knows no boundaries.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9193612 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masaaki Yuasa directs. Toru Fukushi behind the camera. Michiru Oshima scores. Kiyoshi Hirose cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Directed by Masaaki Yuasa, shot by Toru Fukushi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Michiru Oshima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kiyoshi Hirose shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ryota Katayose and Rina Kawaei and Honoka Matsumoto carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "True love knows no boundaries.".
7IMDB entry: tt9193612 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "surfing", "beach", "afterlife", "coming of age".
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Toru Fukushi
Original score: Michiru Oshima
Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose
Sound: Koji Kasamatsu
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Ride Your Wave (2019)

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What people are saying

nihil2019-07-21
★ 10/10
Got to watch it in Fantasia 2019! Riding a Wave with You is a touching story on how people live life, drawing some power from visual metaphors along the way. I personally have watched too much anime, that I can no longer pick up new series without readily detecting the writing patterns the last 10 or so years have tired me with. Riding a Wave with You, however, breaks away from all these writing weaknesses, and offers you a fresh new story, devoid of today's mainstream anime drivel. It is a good pick to watch if you can, so I would highly recommend it!

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