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66% Critic Match
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
“Against all odds, a promise will be kept.”
6.6 / 10• 2004• 1h 30m•NR• Japanese
AnimationAdventureDramaRomance
Storyline
In a post-war alternative timeline, Japan is divided into the North, controlled by the Union, and the South, controlled by the United States. A mysterious high tower rises within the borders of the Union. Three high school students promise to cross the border with a self-built airplane and unravel the secret of the tower.
Cast & Crew
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hiroki Fujisawa (voice)
Lead
Masato Hagiwara
Takuya Shirakawa (voice)
Yuuka Nanri
Sayuri Sawatari (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Okabe (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Tomizawa (voice)
Risa Mizuno
Maki Kasahara (voice)
Hidenobu Kiuchi
Arisaka (voice)
Masami Iwasaki
Emishi Seisakujo Koin / Eki Shanai Announce / Byoin Incho (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Makoto Shinkai's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Place Promised in Our Early Days is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
