The story is set in Japan, beginning in the early 1990s up until the present day (2008), with each act centered on a boy named Takaki Tōno.
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Takaki Tōno (遠野 貴樹, Tōno Takaki) Voiced by: Kenji Mizuhashi (Japanese); David Matranga (ADV Films release) and Johnny Yong Bosch (Bang Zoom! Entertainment release) (English) … See more

Makoto Shinkai has expressed that, unlike his past works, there would be no fantasy or science fiction elements in this film. Instead, the feature film would attempt to present the real world from a different perspective. Shinkai's film gives a realistic view of the … See more

Completed on 22 January 2007, the first part streamed on Yahoo! Japan to Yahoo! Premium members from 16 to 19 February 2007. On 3 March 2007, the full-length film had its theatrical premiere at Cinema Rise in Shibuya, Tokyo.
On 30 September … See more

Natsuki Imai, a Japanese television and film director known for her 2007 film Koizora, views 5 Centimeters per Second as a film "completely for adults even though it is an anime".
The film won the Lancia Platinum Grand Prize at the Future … See more

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 … See more

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