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5 Centimeters per Second

Original title: Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru
  • 2007
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
61K
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5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
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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 te... Read allTold 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.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.

  • Director
    • Makoto Shinkai
  • Writer
    • Makoto Shinkai
  • Stars
    • Kenji Mizuhashi
    • Yoshimi Kondou
    • Satomi Hanamura
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    61K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Makoto Shinkai
    • Writer
      • Makoto Shinkai
    • Stars
      • Kenji Mizuhashi
      • Yoshimi Kondou
      • Satomi Hanamura
    • 168User reviews
    • 68Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Kenji Mizuhashi
    • Takaki Tohno
    • (voice)
    Yoshimi Kondou
    • Akari Shinohara (segment "Oukashou")
    • (voice)
    Satomi Hanamura
    • Kanae Sumida (segment "Cosmonaut")
    • (voice)
    Ayaka Onoue
    • Akari Shinohara (segment "Byousoku 5 Centimeter")
    • (voice)
    Risa Mizuno
      Yuka Terazaki
        Yuko Nakamura
          Masami Iwasaki
            Rei Kondo
              Hiroshi Shimozaki
                Takahiro Hirano
                  Akira Nakagawa
                    Keiko Izeki
                      Suguru Inoue
                        Rion Kako
                          Rika Nakamura
                            Miki Suga
                              Mika Sakenobe
                                • Director
                                  • Makoto Shinkai
                                • Writer
                                  • Makoto Shinkai
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                                • Trivia
                                  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
                                • Goofs
                                  If cherry petals would fall by 5 centimeters per second, it would take them one minute to fall from a 3 meter high tree. Obviously they fall around ten times faster, even when pictured in the movie.
                                • Quotes

                                  Akari Shinohara, Takaki Toono: *Akari and Takaki kiss for the first time*

                                  Takaki Toono: And right then it felt like I finally understood where everything was, eternity, the heart , the soul. It was like I was sharing every experience I'd ever had in my past 13 years. And then, the next moment, I became unbearably sad. I didn't know what to do with these feeling. Her warmth, her soul. How was I supposed to treat them? That, I did not know. Then right then, I clearly understood that we would never be together. Our lives not yet fully realized, the vast expanse of time. They lay before us and there was nothing we could do. But then, all my worries, all my doubt, started melting away. All that was left were Akari's soft lips on mine.

                                • Connections
                                  Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Underappreciated Anime Movies (2016)
                                • Soundtracks
                                  One More Time, One More Chance
                                  Performed by Masayoshi Yamazaki

                                User reviews168

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                                Very beautiful anime, lacks a clear conclusion, but great as it is.
                                From the same guy that did Voices of a Distant Star (and with a slightly similar subject), 5 Centimeters per Second has beautiful animation and a melancholic feeling throughout. It speaks of the hopes of youth and the alienation inside one's soul as time passes. I liked all three chapters, although the last was really short and it ended with a sudden and badly chosen ending song.

                                As a fan of anime films, I highly recommend it, but it is not for everyone. There is no action, no sci fi, no definitive ending; just the thoughts of young people as the go through life. The feeling in the movie is strong and I've rarely seen something so introverted as this. But that is a good thing for me. Give it a try, it lasts only one hour.
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                                • Jul 22, 2011

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                                Details

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                                • Release date
                                  • March 3, 2007 (Japan)
                                • Country of origin
                                  • Japan
                                • Official site
                                  • Official Wikipedia
                                • Language
                                  • Japanese
                                • Also known as
                                  • 5 Centimeters Per Second
                                • Production company
                                  • CoMix Wave
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                                • Budget
                                  • $5,000,000 (estimated)
                                • Gross worldwide
                                  • $493,937
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                                • Runtime
                                  1 hour 3 minutes
                                • Color
                                  • Color
                                • Sound mix
                                  • Dolby Digital
                                • Aspect ratio
                                  • 1.85 : 1

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