Alternative titles: English: The Place Promised in Our Early DaysSynonyms: Beyond the Clouds, The Promised Place, Kumo no Mukou Yakusoku no BashoJapanese: 雲のむこう、約束の場所
Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished airing
Airdate: 20 Nov, 2004 to 00 00, 0000
Genres: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Military
Duration: 01:30:00 per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 and older
In an alternate timeline, Japan was divided after losing World War II: Hokkaido was annexed by "Union" while Honshu and other southern islands were under US sovereignty. A gigantic yet mysterious tower was constructed at Hokkaido and could be seen clearly from Aomori (the northernmost prefecture of Honshu) across Tsugaru Strait. In the summer of 1996, three 9th-graders had made a promise that one day they'll build an aircraft and unravel the tower's mystery, but their project was abandoned after the girl, Sayuri Sawatari, began experiencing sleeping sickness and transferred to Tokyo for better treatment. Three years later, Hiroki Fujisawa accidentally found out that Sayuri had been in coma since then, and he asked Takuya Shirakawa to help him finding a way to revive her. What they don't know yet is that Sayuri's unconsciousness is somehow linked with secrets of the tower and the world.
[taken from ANN]
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Hiroki Fujisawa Main | Hidetaka Yoshioka Japanese Tim Knauer German Chris Patton English |
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Sayuri Sawatari Main | Yuuka Nanri Japanese Jessica Boone English |
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Takuya Shirakawa Main | Masato Hagiwara Japanese |
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Makoto Shinkai Producer, Director, Sound Director, Script, Storyboard, Theme Song Lyrics, Editing, Original Creator, Executive Producer, Color Design |
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Tenmon Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement, Music |
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Ai Kawashima Theme Song Performance |
