5 Centimeters per Second
秒速5センチメートル
2007JapanLanguage: jaDirected by Makoto Shinkai★ 7.3
Available in English: subtitled
Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholichauntingquietly devastatingcold and detached
Pacing
slow burndreamlikeepisodic
Story
journeyunraveling
Emotion
longingloss of innocencegrieffiguring out who you arefeeling powerless
Themes
old ways vs. new worldfamily wounds passed downfamily duty
Feel
quietly hauntingemotionally wreckingcerebraldiscussion starter
Violence
none