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RIDE YOUR WAVE (きみと、波にのれたら)
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Completed - JAPANESE - Animation, Romance - 96 minutes

Log Line

A college girl and surfing fan falls in love with a selfless firefighter who tragically drowns while trying to save a life. Afterwards he reappears in water whenever she sings a song they sang together.

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Masaaki YUASA
Cast : Ryota KATAYOSE, Rina KAWAEI , Honoka MATSUMOTO

Synopsis

College girl Hinako Mukaimizu (Kawaei) loves surfing and has a crush on a selfless firefighter Minato Hinageshi (Katayose) who rescues her from her burning apartment. When Minato drowns trying to save someone’s life, their love amazingly survives as he reappears in water whenever Hinako sings a song they often sang together. Slowly, however, she realises that she has to ride her own wave in order to set him free.

Production

Country(ies) : JAPAN

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Festivals and Awards

Fantastic Fest 2019 Features
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2019
Shanghai International Film Festival 2019 (Best Animation Film)
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival 2019
Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival 2019
Scotland Loves Anime 2019
Hong Kong Summer International Film Festival 2019
Fantasia Film Festival 2019 (Best Animated Feature)


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