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5 Centimeters per Second

2025 2 h 1 min Melodrama · Drama 秒速5センチメートル

A 2025 Japanese melodrama about childhood friends separated by distance, bound by a promise to reunite on a specific date years later.

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About the film

What it’s about

In spring 1991, Takaki Tohno and Akari Shinohara meet at an elementary school in Tokyo. A shared loneliness draws them together, but Akari's family moves away after graduation. They stay in touch by letter, and one winter, amid a snowstorm under a lone cherry tree in Iwafune, they promise to meet again on March 26, 2009. By 2008, each lives a withdrawn life in Tokyo, haunted by enduring memories and the sense that a destined meeting is near.

What hooks you

The cast includes Hokuto Matsumura as Takaki and Mitsuki Takahata as Akari, with direction by Yoshiyuki Okuyama. The screenplay is by Fumiko Suzuki and Makoto Shinkai, and music by Ayatake Izaki.

Who it’s for

It will appeal to those who like quiet, emotionally resonant stories about love, memory, and the ache of missed connections. It will also suit viewers who enjoy Japanese drama and adaptations of anime that explore time, distance, and fragile bonds.

Technical details
Country
Japan
Year
2025
Genres
Melodrama, Drama
Running time
2h 1min
World premiere
Sep 18, 2025
Box office (world)$14,530,388

Ratings

MOVIE․ONE · 265 votes
7.2 /10
IMDb
7.3338
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Creative team

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Director Yoshiyuki Okuyama
Starring
  1. 01 Hokuto Matsumura Takaki Tohno
  2. 02 Noa Shiroyama Young Akari · Young Akari Shinohara
  3. 03 Mitsuki Takahata Akari Shinohara
  4. 04 Yuzu Aoki Teenage Takaki Tohno
  5. 05 Nana Mori Kanae Sumida
  6. 06 Mai Kiryu Risa Mizuno
  7. 07 Haruto Ueda Young Takaki Tohno
  8. 08 Aoi Miyazaki Midori Koshimizu

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