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
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 +CastRoleNameEric JacobsenOcean Floor ManHiroyuki AokiAlcoholic PhilosopherIchirō NagaiOld ManKento OgasawaraBoyMasaharu SatōHuman Building (voice)Masatoshi NagaseNarratorMasayuki TerashimaSpear ManNoboru MitaniArtist RShinichi TsudaLime StudentTakeshi ToshishigeDreaming Man +CrewRoleNameDirectorShigeru TamuraWriterShigeru TamuraIllustratorShigeru TamuraProducerMitsuo ShionagaProducer (Animation)Akemi UedaAnimationRie Oshima Kyoko Kashiwagi Etsuko Tomita3D Visual DirectionShinya KatoEditorYukihiro IshikawaSound DesignKazutaka SomeyaComposerUtollo Teshikai Hiroshi Ogasawara
Awards 1998 - Japan Media Arts Festival grand prize for animation
References
External links Glassy Ocean at IMDb Glassy Ocean at Letterboxd Glassy Ocean at MUBI Glassy Ocean at All Cinema Glassy Ocean at Anime News Network Glassy Ocean at Bandai Channel