Alternative titles: Synonyms: Byousoku 5 Centimeter, 5 centimeter per second, Byousoku 5 Centimeter - a chain of short stories about their distance, 5 cm per second, 5cmJapanese: 秒速5センチメートル
Type: Movie
Episodes: 3
Status: Finished airing
Airdate: 11 Feb, 2007 to 3 Mar, 2007
Genres: Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Duration: 00:22:00 per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 and older
Tohno Takaki and Shinohara Akari are two classmates in an elementary school. During their time together they have become close friends. Their relationship is tested when Akari transfers to another city because of her parents' jobs. Both of them struggle to keep their friendship alive as time and distance slowly pulls them apart. When Takaki finds out that he is moving farther away, he decides to visit Akari one last time.
The movie is a collection of three stories; the first episode, Oukashou, shows the day of their reunion. The next episode, Cosmonaut, follows the story about Takaki after the reunion takes place from the viewpoint of another person. The last episode, Byousoku 5 Centimeter, clips out the movements of their thoughts. (Source: Anime-Source, AnimeNFO)
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Akari Shinohara Main | Hilary Haag English Onoue Ayaka Japanese Yoshimi Kondo Japanese Erika Weinstein English |
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Kanae Sumida Main | Serena Varghese English Satomi Hanamura Japanese Kira Buckland English |
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Takaki Tohno Main | Kenji Mizuhashi Japanese David Matranga English Johnny Yong Bosch English |
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Makoto Shinkai Producer, Director, Sound Director, Script, Storyboard, Color Design, Original Character Design, Art Director, Director of Photography |
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Tenmon Music |
| John Ledford Executive Producer |