Unlike other films, Studio Ghibli didn't confirm the official translation for a long time. Their latest translation is "waves and waves", but what most American audiences know is "hearing the sound of waves", which is a literal translation of Japanese names.
Is this Gao Tianxun's work? No, Gao Tianxun is just a producer. The producer of Listening to Waves is Tomomi Mochizuki, who is also the producer of Orange Road OVA. This is the first time that Ghibli has used people outside Miyazaki Hayao and Gao Tianxun for supervision. "Hear the Sound of the Waves" is an attempt by Ghibli to let young people finish the animation independently, most of whom are in their twenties and thirties. Tomomi Mochizuki, 34, became the producer of this TV movie. Their motto is "fast, economical and quality assurance", but as a result, they exceeded the budget and schedule.
Q: Where did the movie story take place? The story happened in Kochi. Kochi Prefecture is located in Shikoku Island, the smallest of the four islands that make up Japan. It is a part of southern Japan, which is warmer than Tokyo because of the warm ocean currents. The station where Du Qituo met Rijiazi in Wu Teng is Ito Temple Station on the central line of Tokyo. Ghibli used to have a studio in Jixiang Temple, but they moved to Xiaojinjing on 1992.
Q: Is Hearing the Sound of the Waves based on comics or books? "Hearing the Sound of the Waves" is based on Saeko Himuro's novel of the same name and published by German Bookstore. ISBN 4-19-125064-7, 1200 yen. This book was designed by the characters in Hear the Sound of the Waves, and produced by Kondo Katsumoto. And serialized it on Animage. Saeko Himuro is one of the most famous female novelists. Girls' novels and girls' comics come from the same door. Saeko Himuro mainly describes sensitive love stories.
Q: I heard that the story has an ending, right? Yes, but it was not produced by Ghibli, nor was it animated. Saeko Himuro wrote the ending in Nagata Shigeru 2: Ai ga Arukara, which was published by Tokugawa Bookstore and illustrated by Kondo Katsumoto. ISBN 4- 19-860287-5, 1, 200 yen. Later, the first novel and the second novel were combined into one and made into a live-action TV movie. Although this TV unit drama, which lasted for more than 2 hours, was not as successful as the animated version for various reasons, its plot is quite different from the animated version because it is based on the contents of the first or second volume of Saeko Himuro's original novel.
Q: Are there "eggs" in the film? In the last segment of the film, there is a poster of a red pig on the wall. "Red Pig" also appeared at the celebration site.