5 Centimeters per Second vs Ride Your Wave
Ride Your Wave has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.3/10 for 5 Centimeters per Second). 5 Centimeters per Second is the shorter watch at 1h 3m compared with 1h 34m. 5 Centimeters per Second is the older of the two (2007 against 2019). Both are animation, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
5 Centimeters per Second
Ride Your Wave| 5 Centimeters per Second | Ride Your Wave | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 3m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, Romance | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Makoto Shinkai | Masaaki Yuasa |
| Main cast | Yuka Terasaki, Takahiro Hirano, Masami Iwasaki, Suguru Inoue, Risa Mizuno | Rina Kawaei, Haruki Ishiya, Kentaro Ito, Ryota Katayose, Honoka Matsumoto |
Synopsis
5 Centimeters per Second
Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.
Ride Your Wave
Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome firefighter, and the two soon fall in love.
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