Beautiful story that had me tearing up at multiple points. I really think each individual story is fantastic, but I was not a huge fane of the second act. I did not enjoy adding a third character into the fold. It would have been better to keep the focus on the main two. Animation is great, but I can tell they were still honing their craft as it was not as sharp as his newer work. Overall, I still really enjoyed this, the short runtime really makes this a fun digestible short with film style quality. Score: 74% 👍 Verdict: Good
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.
Quick Stats
7.3
TMDB Rating
2,214
Votes
1h 3m
Runtime
$5.0M
Budget
$548K
Box Office
11%
Return
Key Crew
DirectorMakoto Shinkai
WriterMakoto Shinkai
CinematographyAkinori Kawakami
ComposerMasayoshi Yamazaki
EditorYuko Shimura
Production DesignMakoto Shinkai
Produced by
CoMix Wave Films
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Critics & Reviews
1 featuredCast
Kenji Mizuhashi
Takaki Tohno (voice)
Yoshimi Kondou
Young Akari Shinohara (voice)
Satomi Hanamura
Kanae Sumida (voice)
Risa Mizuno
Kanae's Sister (voice)
Ayaka Onoue
Akari Shinohara (voice)
Yuka Terasaki
(voice)
Yuko Nakamura
(voice)
Masami Iwasaki
(voice)
Ryou Naitou
(voice)
Hiroshi Shimozaki
(voice)
Takahiro Hirano
Railwayman (voice)
Akira Nakagawa
(voice)
Yoshiko Iseki
(voice)
Suguru Inoue
(voice)
L
Lion Kako
(voice)
