5 Centimeters per Second

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Young love, missed connections, and unrequited feelings collide in a romance from Makoto Shinkai, the visionary director of Weathering With You and Your Name. Told in three vignettes, 5 Centimeters per Second: A Chin of Short Stories About Their Distance, explores the joys and heartache of falling in love set against the backdrop of the breathtaking visuals that define Shinkai's work. Takaki yearns to spill his heart out for childhood crush Akari, but their families move away before any feelings can fully blossom. They stay in touch, but eventually drift apart with school and new friends to distract them. As the seasons pass, Takaki navigates his relationships while haunted by all the things he left unsaid with Akari, his first love.

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5 Centimeters per Second | Rotten Tomatoes (1)

Ronnie Scheib

Variety

[An] exquisite, light-drenched tone poem.

Mar 7, 2008

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Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

As poet of heartbreak, Shinkai could be accused of treacly mush (the voice-overs are a bit florid, and the saccharine piano score doesn't help), but he's got a delicate touch with sentiment that will have receptive viewers reaching for a Kleenex.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 5, 2007

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

This is a tearjerker coming-of-age anime about unrequited love and missed connections. 5 Centimeters Per Second is filled with beautiful images and insightful observations about how people who are once very close can slowly drift apart.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 12, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

So-so.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 12, 2022

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alexandre n I saw a fb post of a called Hayao Miyazaki about this film.Now, I feet heartless to have been so bored. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/10/24 Full Review ThatSerperior It's fine, it's just a little too slow paced for my liking Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/27/24 Full Review Holly S gostei, mesmo não tendo entendido de primeira! Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/05/24 Full Review Stefff M 5 cm per second is not a movie, it's a poem. (5 cm per second is the rate at which cherry petals fall during their flowering period). An emotional and profound story that leads us to a bittersweet ending…. just as the fall of cherry blossoms is inevitable and delicately sad Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/27/23 Full Review Itaker H La mejor pelicula de anime que he visto. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/29/23 Full Review Nathan G Beautiful story that had me tearing up at multiple points. I really think each individual story is fantastic, but I was not a huge fane of the second act. I did not enjoy adding a third character into the fold. It would have been better to keep the focus on the main two. Animation is great, but I can tell they were still honing their craft as it was not as sharp as his newer work. Overall, I still really enjoyed this, the short runtime really makes this a fun digestible short with film style quality.Score: 74% 👍Verdict: Good Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Makoto Shinkai Director David Matranga Takaki Hilary Haag Akari Serena Varghese Kanae Makoto Shinkai Writer

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Synopsis Young love, missed connections, and unrequited feelings collide in a romance from Makoto Shinkai, the visionary director of Weathering With You and Your Name. Told in three vignettes, 5 Centimeters per Second: A Chin of Short Stories About Their Distance, explores the joys and heartache of falling in love set against the backdrop of the breathtaking visuals that define Shinkai's work. Takaki yearns to spill his heart out for childhood crush Akari, but their families move away before any feelings can fully blossom. They stay in touch, but eventually drift apart with school and new friends to distract them. As the seasons pass, Takaki navigates his relationships while haunted by all the things he left unsaid with Akari, his first love.

Director: Makoto Shinkai
Screenwriter: Makoto Shinkai
Production Co: CoMix Wave
Genre: Drama, Romance, Animation
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 16, 2020
Runtime: 1h 3m