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RUNTIME
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Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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5 Centimeters per Second
"At what speed must I live to see you again?"
2007 1h 3m JA
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★7.3TMDB · 2,227
AnimationRomanceDrama
Synopsis
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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.
“At what speed must I live to see you again?”
Cast
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)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Makoto Shinkai
- Writers
- Makoto Shinkai, Makoto Shinkai, Makoto Shinkai
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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MONEY
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Earned back only 11% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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ERA
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Released 19 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Makoto Shinkai, shot by Makoto Shinkai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Tenmon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Makoto Shinkai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Kenji Mizuhashi and Yoshimi Kondou and Satomi Hanamura carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "At what speed must I live to see you again?".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Makoto Shinkai directs. Makoto Shinkai behind the camera. Tenmon scores. Makoto Shinkai cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Earned back only 11% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 3Released 19 years ago.
- 4Directed by Makoto Shinkai, shot by Makoto Shinkai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Tenmon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Makoto Shinkai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Kenji Mizuhashi and Yoshimi Kondou and Satomi Hanamura carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "At what speed must I live to see you again?".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0983213 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 10 themes, including "coming of age", "slice of life", "surf", "train".
- 11Released under 17 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Makoto Shinkai
- Original score
- Tenmon
- Editing
- Makoto Shinkai
- Sound
- Jacob A. Gragard
- Runtime
- 63 min · 1h 3m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Box office
- $548,192
- Return
- 11% of budget
- Original language
- JA
- Certification (US)
- PG
Also by
Makoto Shinkai
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Trailers & featurettes
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What people are saying
- Nathan★ 7/10
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
Production companies
Who made it
CoMix Wave Films
JP
Key crew
- Theme Song PerformanceMasayoshi Yamazaki
- Background DesignerMakoto Shinkai
- Key AnimationUshio Tazawa
- Key AnimationMoon Hyun-hee
- Key AnimationNaoto Hosoda
- Key AnimationMasaru Ohshiro
- Key AnimationHiroko Minowa
- Color DesignerMakoto Shinkai
- Character DesignerTakayo Nishimura
- Key AnimationYumiko Hara
- Key AnimationHiromi Suzuki
- OtherYoshinari Yamzaki
- OtherNozomi Takeuchi
- Production ManagerShelley Thomas
- OtherYuko Shimura
- OtherTakeshi Imaizumi
- Sound Re-Recording MixerJacob A. Gragard
- OtherDaisuke Atsumi
- OtherYuji Mitsuya
- OtherErika Fukushima
- OtherFusanobu Fujiyama
- OtherKazuhito Nakanishi
- Sound EffectsTsutomu Sukigara
- Sound EffectsShoji Kato
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- coming of age
- slice of life
- surf
- train
- motorcycle
- separation
- childhood friends
- anime
- growing apart
- rocket launch site
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2007-10-11· San Diego Asian Film Festival
- Digital2009-02-28PG· Day of Makoto Shinkai Re-Dub Release
Also known as
International titles
- 초속 5 센티미터KR
- 5 Centimètres par Seconde - a chain of short stories about their distanceFR
- Byōsoku 5 SenchimētoruJP
- חמישה סנטימטרים בשניהIL
- 5 Centimeters Per Second: A Chain of Short Stories About Their DistanceUS
- 5 cm per SecondUS
- 5 centímetres per segonES
- A Chain of Short Stories about Their DistanceNL
- Byôsoku 5 SenchimêtoruJP
- Byousoku 5 CentimeterJP
- 5 centimetri al secondoIT
- 5 см за секундуUA
- Five Centimeters per SecondUS
- เบียวโซะกุ โกะ เซ็นชิเมโตะรุTH
- 秒速５センチメートルJP
