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5 Centimeters per Second

2025 · 121 min

A quiet, aching look at first love and distance, unfolding patiently through small moments and lingering feelings.

Directed by: Yoshiyuki Okuyama
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Hokuto Matsumura, Mitsuki Takahata, Yuzu Aoki

Overview: After transferring to the same elementary school, Takaki and Akari become fast friends, bonding over the constant upheaval of moving from town to town. Just as their feelings for each other start to blossom, their shared happiness comes to an end when both of their families are forced to relocate. As the seasons change, Takaki and Akari begin to wonder if they will ever be able to see each other again, and share their secret feelings.

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Directed by: Yoshiyuki Okuyama
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Hokuto Matsumura, Mitsuki Takahata, Yuzu Aoki

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
coming-of-age
isolation
memory
grief
Places: small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Yoshiyuki Okuyama
Written by: Ayako Suzuki
Starring: Hokuto Matsumura, Mitsuki Takahata, Yuzu Aoki, Nana Mori, Mai Kiryu, Haruto Ueda, Noa Shiroyama, Aoi Miyazaki
Music: Ayatake Ezaki
Cinematography: Keisuke Imamura
Runtime: 121 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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