Glassy Ocean (1998 film)
# Glassy Ocean (1998 film)

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'.

## Synopsis

Time has come to a standstill. A whale appears from a glassy ocean and spends half a day soaring gracefully across the skies. The ocean remains in a frozen state as the eccentric individuals who inhabit this land casually wander over it.

## Creators

Cast :

| 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 |

Crew :

| 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

