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78% Critic Match
5 Centimeters per Second
7.8 / 10• 2025• 2h 1m•NR• Japanese
DramaRomance
Storyline
Spring 1991. Takaki and Akari meet in elementary school and continue to exchange letters even after she moves away. They make a final promise to each other to meet again. It is now 2008. They live their respective lives, paths never crossing. Enduring memories and a premonition of that promised day. Even now, their words from that day drift quietly, transcending time and distance. An ephemeral story of a promised reunion with someone precious.
Cast & Crew
Hokuto Matsumura
Takaki Tohno
Lead
Mitsuki Takahata
Akari Shinohara
Yuzu Aoki
Teenage Takaki Tohno
Nana Mori
Kanae Sumida
Mai Kiryu
Risa Mizuno
Haruto Ueda
Young Takaki Tohno
Noa Shiroyama
Young Akari Shinohara
Aoi Miyazaki
Midori Koshimizu
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yoshiyuki Okuyama's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. 5 Centimeters per Second is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
