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5 Centimeters Per Second
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2007 anime film directed by Makoto Shinkai
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*5 Centimeters per Second* is a Japanese animated film directed by Makoto Shinkai and produced by CoMix Wave Films. The movie was released on March 3, 2007, and has a runtime of 63 minutes. It is classified as a drama and romance, with the tagline "At what speed must I live to see you again?"
The production had a budget of 5,000,000 and generated revenue of 548,192. On TMDb, it holds a vote average of 7.3 based on 2,160 votes, while Jikan lists a score of 7.55 from 601,675 users. The film is noted for its status as a finished movie and is referenced by 175 other encyclopedia articles.
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Film · TMDB
7.3Three 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.
Cast
- Kenji Mizuhashi as Takaki Tohno (voice)
- Yoshimi Kondou as Young Akari Shinohara (voice)
- Satomi Hanamura as Kanae Sumida (voice)
- Risa Mizuno as Kanae's Sister (voice)
- Ayaka Onoue as Akari Shinohara (voice)
- Yuka Terasaki as (voice)
Themes
- coming of age
- slice of life
- surf
- train
- motorcycle
- separation
- childhood friends
- anime
- growing apart
- rocket launch site
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Anime · MyAnimeList

5 Centimeters per Second
- Score
- 7.55/10 (601,675 votes)
- Rank
- #1923
- Popularity
- #186
- Type
- Movie
- Episodes
- 3
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studios
- CoMix Wave Films
What happens when two people love each other but just aren't meant to be together? Takaki Toono and Akari Shinohara are childhood friends, but circumstances beyond their control tear them apart. They promise to stay in contact, and although the progression of time widens the dist…
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Key facts
- Created by
- Makoto Shinkai
- Directed by
- Makoto Shinkai
- Written by
- Makoto Shinkai
- Music by
- Tenmon
- Studio
- CoMix Wave Inc.
- Licensed by
- AUS : Madman Entertainment BI : Anime Limited NA : GKIDS
- Released
- 3 March 2007 ( 2007-03-03 )
- Runtime
- 63 minutes
- Published by
- Media Factory
- English publisher
- NA : Yen Press
- Published
- 19 November 2007
- Illustrated by
- Seike Yukiko
- Imprint
- Afternoon KC
- Magazine
- Monthly Afternoon
- Original run
- 25 May 2010 – 25 March 2011
- Produced by
- Hiromasa Tamai
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Author
- Makoto Shinkai
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Main subject
- unrequited love
- Director
- Makoto Shinkai
- Screenwriter
- Makoto Shinkai
- Voice actor
- Kenji Mizuhashi
- Composer
- Tenmon
- Narrative location
- Kagoshima
- Duration
- 63
- FilmAffinity ID
- 170458
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- Commons category
- 5 Centimeters Per Second
- publication date
- 2007-12-00
- title
- 秒速5センチメートル
- subtitle
- Kisah tentang jarak di antara dua insan...
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 16:9
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- distributed by
- Crunchyroll
- set in period
- 2000s
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
5 Centimeters per Second (Japanese: 秒速5センチメートル, Hepburn: Byōsoku Go Senchimētoru) is a 2007 Japanese animated coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. The film consists of three segments in triptych style, each following a period in the life of the protagonist Takaki Tōno and his relationships with the girls around him. It theatrically premiered in Japan on 3 March 2007.
The film was awarded Best Animated Feature Film at the 2007 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. It received a novelization in November 2007 and a manga adaptation illustrated by Seike Yukiko in 2010.
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