Underplayed Gems

Glassy Ocean (1998)

Glassy Ocean poster
Original title
クジラの跳躍
Directed by
Shigeru Tamura
Genre
fantasy film, drama film, Drama, Fantasy
Country
Japan
Runtime
22 min
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This animated Japanese film follows an elderly protagonist through a nonlinear story. It uses imagery of ships and a whale to reflect on time and memory.

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What happens

Glassy Ocean (Japanese: たむらしげる) is a 1998 Japanese animated film directed by Shigeru Tamura. This is Tamura's second animated work following his 1993 short film Ursa Minor Blue (Japanese: 銀河の魚). The film was produced by the studios Project Team Sarah (for the animation), Ai ga areba Daijobu, and Bandai Visual Alternative titles: 'Kujira no Chōyaku', 'Kujira no Chouyaku', 'クジラの跳躍', 'The Jump of the Whale'. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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