Glassy Ocean
Short animated film by Shigeru Tamura
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Glassy Ocean (Japanese: クジラの跳躍, Hepburn: Kujira no chōyaku; lit. 'A Whale's Leap') is a 1998 Japanese animated film directed by Shigeru Tamura.[1][2] 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 [3]
Directed byShigeru Tamura
Written byShigeru Tamura
Produced byMitsuo Shionaga
Edited byYukihiro Ishikawa
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| Directed by | Shigeru Tamura |
| Written by | Shigeru Tamura |
| Produced by | Mitsuo Shionaga |
| Edited by | Yukihiro Ishikawa |
| Music by | Utollo Teshikai |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Synopsis
Creators
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Eric Jacobsen | Ocean Floor Man |
| Hiroyuki Aoki | Alcoholic Philosopher |
| Ichirō Nagai | Old Man |
| Kento Ogasawara | Boy |
| Masaharu Satō | Human Building (voice) |
| Masatoshi Nagase | Narrator |
| Masayuki Terashima | Spear Man |
| Noboru Mitani | Artist R |
| Shinichi Tsuda | Lime Student |
| Takeshi Toshishige | Dreaming Man |
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | Shigeru Tamura |
| Writer | Shigeru Tamura |
| Illustrator | Shigeru Tamura |
| Producer | Mitsuo Shionaga |
| Producer (Animation) | Akemi Ueda |
| Animation | Rie Oshima
Kyoko Kashiwagi Etsuko Tomita |
| 3D Visual Direction | Shinya Kato |
| Editor | Yukihiro Ishikawa |
| Sound Design | Kazutaka Someya |
| Composer | Utollo Teshikai
Hiroshi Ogasawara |
Awards
1998 - Japan Media Arts Festival grand prize for animation[5][6]