5 Centimeters per Second (2007)

• 63 min

7.3

At what speed must I live to see you again?

Directed by: Makoto Shinkai
Casting: Kenji Mizuhashi, Yoshimi Kondou, Satomi Hanamura, Risa Mizuno, Ayaka Onoue, Yuka Terasaki, Yuko Nakamura, Masami Iwasaki, Ryou Naitou, Hiroshi Shimozaki, Takahiro Hirano, Akira Nakagawa, Yoshiko Iseki, Suguru Inoue, Rion Kako, Rika Nakamura, Miki Suga, Mika Sakenobe, Yumiko Atashika, Yukako Saito
Countries: Japan
Premiere: 2007-03-03
Status: Released

Tags: coming of age, slice of life, surf, train, motorcycle, separation, childhood friends, anime, growing apart, rocket launch site

Three 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.