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Ride Your Wave

Original title: Kimi to, nami ni noretara

“True love knows no boundaries.”

2019 · 1 h 35 min
Directed by Masaaki Yuasa · Japan · Contemporary Asian Cinema
AnimationRomanceComedyDrama

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Cast

Ryôta Katayose Rina Kawaei Honoka Matsumoto Kentarô Itô Mami Horikoshi You Taichi

Credits

Written by: Reiko Yoshida

Plot

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.

Sinekatalog’s take

A surf-loving student falls for the firefighter who rescued her, and then loss pushes the story into stranger, more tender territory. Yuasa's fluid, colorful animation makes water feel alive. A warm, bittersweet romance for viewers who like inventive animated love stories.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (5,615 votes)
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