5 Centimeters per Second

11/10/2007 1h 3m 7.3/10

Overview

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.

Director

Makoto Shinkai

Top Billed Cast

Yuka Terasaki

(voice)

Risa Mizuno

Kanae's Sister (voice)

Kenji Mizuhashi

Takaki Tohno (voice)

Satomi Hanamura

Kanae Sumida (voice)

Ayaka Onoue

Akari Shinohara (voice)

Yoshimi Kondou

Young Akari Shinohara (voice)

Reviews

Nathan

5/16/2023

7/10

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