GKIDS has confirmed that they will premiere Studio Ghibli’s Ocean Waves film in North American theaters. The film will first screen in NYC on December 28 at the IFC Center. The film will screen in other cities starting in January.
The current list of screenings is as follows:
| New York, NY | IFC Center | December 28, 2016 |
| Toronto, ON | TIFF | January 3, 2017 |
| Albuquerque, NM | Guild Cinema | January 6, 2017 |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | TBD | January 7, 2017 |
| Kansas City, MO | Screenland Armour | January 9, 2017 |
| Portland, OR | OMSI Empirical Theatre | January 11, 2017 |
| Los Angeles, CA | American Cinematheque | January 12, 2017 |
| Chicago, IL | Gene Siskel Film Center | January 13, 2017 |
| Denver, CO | Denver Film Society | January 13, 2017 |
| Santa Ana, CA | The Frida cinema | January 13, 2017 |
| Tempe, AZ | Harkins Valley Art | January 13, 2017 |
| Waterloo, ON | Princess Cinema | January 13, 2017 |
| Atlanta, GA | Plaza Theatre | January 13, 2017 |
| San Francisco, CA | Roxie Theatre | January 16, 2017 |
| Fairfax, VA | Angelika Mosaic | January 17, 2017 |
| Washington, DC | Angelika Pop-Up | January 17, 2017 |
| Dallas, TX | Angelika Dallas | January 17, 2017 |
| Plano, TX | Angelika Plano | January 17, 2017 |
| San Diego, CA | Angelika Carmel | January 17, 2017 |
| Honolulu, HI | Consolidated Theatres Kahalas | January 17, 2017 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Row House Cinema | January 20, 2017 |
| Vancouver, BC | Vancity Theatre | January 20, 2017 |
| Columbus, OH | Gateway Film Center | February 9, 2017 |
| Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Cinematheque | February 23, 2017 |
| Port Orchard, WA | Dragonfly Cinema | March 10, 2017 |
Ocean Waves has never been released on home video in North America. This will mark the first time this film is shown in North America. GKIDS previously released Only Yesterday for the first time in North America in early 2016.
