Wave, Listen to Me! (1000) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1000 · 288 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Ryuta Kawahara, Tatsunari Koyano

Starring

Mamiko Noto, Bin Shimada, Koki Uchiyama, Daisuke Namikawa, Manaka Iwami, Kaito Ishikawa

Set in Sapporo, Hokkaido, the story follows Minare Koda, who bares her heartbreak to a radio worker during a night out. The next morning she discovers her lament broadcast live, prompting her furious confrontation with the station. The director coerces her into an impromptu talk‑show, and with that single recording, the quirky strands of Minare’s life collide as she is drawn deeper into the world of radio.