After the triumph of Your Name and Children of Time, Makoto Shinkai returns to cinema on April 12, 2023 with Suzume, his new animated film. Today you can find this little gem on the platform Crunchyroll.
A fascinating and exciting story
This time, the Japanese filmmaker will take us to a small, peaceful town in Kyushu. A 17-year-old girl, Suzume, meets a man who says he’s traveling in search of a door. Deciding to follow him into the mountains, she discovers a ruined door in the middle of the ruins, the only remnant that has survived the passage of time.
Giving in to an inexplicable impulse, Suzume turns the handle, and then other doors open to the four corners of Japan, letting in all of their disasters. The man is clear: all open doors must be closed.
Suzume has lost her way to the place where the stars are, the twilight and the dawn, the celestial vault where all time merges. Guided by mysterious doors, he embarks on a journey to close them all.
Jewelry made in Shinkai
The result of a collaboration between the famous Japanese director, Studio CoMix Wave Films and the band RADWIMPS, this animated road movie, very exciting and poetic, has captured the hearts of the French (and international) public.
Described as a “magical immersion”, “success”, “thrilling”, “masterpiece” or even a “captivating story”, it has an audience rating of 4.2 out of 5 (3608 average ratings).
In this way, Suzume fits in with Makoto Shinkai’s other works such as Your Name, Children of Time, The Garden of Words, and Journey to Agartha.
The animated film was a worldwide success with an international gross of over $133 million. In April 2023, the director explained Suzume’s origin to our microphone:
“Before I came up with the idea of the gate, I came up with the idea of ruins. Today, many places are abandoned due to natural disasters or population decline.”he explained.
“I really wanted to tell an adventure story that leads us to these ruins. They can symbolize many things and are perfect for setting action scenes.
We also always find doors in the ruins, they symbolize our everyday life. We spend time in doors, say goodbye to loved ones in the morning, say “see you today” and so on. I could express quite a lot with these elements.”he pointed out.
Do not hesitate to check out this fabulous animated film available on the Crunchyroll platform.
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