Told in three interconnected segments, we follow a young man named Takaki through his life as cruel winters, cold technology, and finally, adult obligations and responsibility converge to test the delicate petals of love.
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Cast
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Kenji Mizuhashi | ... | Takaki Tohno (voice) |
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Yoshimi Kondou | ... | Akari Shinohara (segment "Oukashou") (voice) |
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Satomi Hanamura | ... | Kanae Sumida (segment "Cosmonaut") (voice) |
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Ayaka Onoue | ... | Akari Shinohara (segment "Byousoku 5 Centimeter") (voice) |
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Risa Mizuno | ... | (voice) |
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Yuka Terazaki | ... | (voice) |
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Yûko Nakamura | ... | (voice) |
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Masami Iwasaki | ... | (voice) |
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Rei Kondo | ... | (voice) |
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Hiroshi Shimozaki | ... | (voice) |
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Takahiro Hirano | ... | (voice) |
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Akira Nakagawa | ... | (voice) |
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Keiko Izeki | ... | (voice) |
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Suguru Inoue | ... | (voice) |
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Rion Kako | ... | (voice) |
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Storyline
Takaki and Akari are two classmates in elementary school. During their time together they have become close friends. Their relationship is tested when Akari moves to another city because of her parents' jobs. Both of them struggle to keep their friendship alive, as time and distance slowly pulls them apart. When Takaki finds out that he is moving further away, he decides to visit Akari one last time. Written by Anonymous
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Country:
JapanLanguage:
JapaneseRelease Date:
3 March 2007 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Dolby DigitalAspect Ratio:
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Akari Shinohara: Hey... They say it's five centimeters per second.
Takaki Toono: What do you mean?
Akari Shinohara: The speed at which the sakura blossom petals fall... Five centimeters per second.
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Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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The title 5 Centimeters Per Second comes from the speed at which cherry blossoms petals fall, petals being a metaphorical representation of humans, reminiscent of the slowness of life and how people often start together but slowly drift into their separate ways See more »Goofs
When the train departs from Nogi, the sound comes from a train traveling much faster. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Akari Shinohara: Hey... They say it's five centimeters per second.
Takaki Toono: What do you mean?
Akari Shinohara: The speed at which the sakura blossom petals fall... Five centimeters per second.
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Soundtracks
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K 525: I. AllegroComposed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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The plot itself is average and trivial. The story revolves around unfulfilled first love and a couple separated by time and distance. It seems to be a bit overdone in terms of its importance and the two main characters seem to make their life and relationship a lot more difficult than it really is. The whole story resembles those from the poems written in the age of Romanticism. However, it is not very appealing and genuine if we look at the mobile phones owned by the two main characters - they never use them properly to contact each other. Despite the plot which isn't any spectacular, the animation is very good. Maybe the characters are not anime masterpieces but the nature & surroundings are presented in a great detail and they have truly amazing colours - I haven't seen such a brilliant background in any anime I have ever seen.