Short film
Voices of a Distant Star
2002 · 25 min
A quiet, aching ache of distance, where love is measured in light-years and every message arrives too late.
- Directed by
- Makoto Shinkai
- Genres
- Animation, Science fiction, Romance
- Starring
- Makoto Shinkai, Mika Shinohara, Donna Burke
- Tagline
- A love story that transcends time and space...
- Overview
- It is 2046 when a mysterious alien force begins their annihilation of the human race. Leaving behind the one person she loves, Mikako joins the interstellar battle as a pilot. And so - while Mikako risks her life to save mankind - Noboru waits. The two lovers, worlds apart, desperately strive to remain connected as the gap between them widens at a frightening pace.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Love, isolation, loneliness, war
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Makoto Shinkai
- Genres
- Animation, Science fiction, Romance
- Starring
- Makoto Shinkai, Mika Shinohara, Donna Burke
