By Design vs Ride Your Wave
By Design is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 34m. Ride Your Wave is the older of the two (2019 against 2026). Both are comedy, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
By Design
Ride Your Wave| By Design | Ride Your Wave | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Amanda Kramer | Masaaki Yuasa |
| Main cast | Robin Tunney, Samantha Mathis, Udo Kier, Juliette Lewis, Mamoudou Athie | Rina Kawaei, Haruki Ishiya, Kentaro Ito, Ryota Katayose, Honoka Matsumoto |
Synopsis
By Design
A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair.
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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