an epic love story about their distance,
Synopsis
Tohno Takaki and Shinohara Akari, two very close friends and classmates, are torn apart when Akari's family is transferred to another region of Japan due to her family's job. Despite separation, they continue to keep in touch through mail. When Takaki finds out that his family is also moving, he decides to meet with Akari one last time.
As years pass by, they continue down their own paths, their distance slowly growing wider and their contact with one another fades. Yet, they keep remembering one another and the times they have shared together, wondering if they will have the chance to meet once again.
As years pass by, they continue down their own paths, their distance slowly growing wider and their contact with one another fades. Yet, they keep remembering one another and the times they have shared together, wondering if they will have the chance to meet once again.
movie
5 Centimeters Per Second (秒速5センチメートル Byōsoku Go Senchimētoru) is a 2007 Japanese animated feature film by Makoto Shinkai. The film was finished on 22 January 2007. The first part of the film was debuted on Yahoo! Japan as streaming video to Yahoo! Premium members from 16 to 19 February 2007. On 3 March 2007, the full length featured film had its theatrical premiere at Cinema Rise in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The film consists of three segments: Cherry Blossom (桜花抄 Ōkashō), Cosmonaut (コスモナウト Kosumonauto), and 5 Centimeters per Second (秒速5センチメートル Byōsoku 5 Senchimētoru), totaling about an hour of runtime. As in Shinkai's previous works, Tenmon composes for this film's soundtrack. The DVD was released on 19 July 2007. A novel of 5 Centimeters Per Second has also been released, expanding on the film. On the July issue of Afternoon in 2010, a manga adaptation started serialization, illustrated by Seike Yukiko.
The film consists of three segments: Cherry Blossom (桜花抄 Ōkashō), Cosmonaut (コスモナウト Kosumonauto), and 5 Centimeters per Second (秒速5センチメートル Byōsoku 5 Senchimētoru), totaling about an hour of runtime. As in Shinkai's previous works, Tenmon composes for this film's soundtrack. The DVD was released on 19 July 2007. A novel of 5 Centimeters Per Second has also been released, expanding on the film. On the July issue of Afternoon in 2010, a manga adaptation started serialization, illustrated by Seike Yukiko.
novel
The novel version of 5 Centimeters Per Second, licensed by Media Factory, was released on 16 November 2007 in Japan. It was the first novel written by Makoto Shinkai. The photographs in the novel were also taken by Shinkai. Another version of the novel, One more side, was released on 20 May 2011 in Japan. The author is Shinta Kanou, who wrote the novels for Voices of a Distant Star and The Place Promised in Our Early Days which are both Makoto Shinkai's films.
manga
The manga adaptation of the film, illustrated by manga artist Yukiko Seike, started serialization in Kodansha's seinen magazine Afternoon from July 2010 and will be published in English as a single volume omnibus by Vertical Inc.