The Place Promised in Our Early Days

The Place Promised in Our Early Days is a stunning Japanese animation movie signed by the great Japanese director Makoto Shinkai, although it does not beyond the Five Centimeters Per Second.

The Place Promised in Our Early Days Poster

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Cast (voice): Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masato Hagiwara, Yuka Nanri
Alternative title: Beyond the Clouds, The Promised Place
Japanese: 雲のむこう、約束の場所
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Release Date: 20 November 2004 (Japan)
Runtime: 91 min
Official Site: http://www.kumonomukou.com/

Plot Summary:
In Japan divided into two after World War II, Americans have an area extending Honshu and the southern islands. They will use this area for experiments classified "top secret" that will lead to the construction of a gigantic tower. This white line cutting through the sky in two and lost in the clouds will quickly become the center of attention.

This tour will fascinate two young students: Hiroki and Takura. They will then decide to build an airplane to discover the secret of the tower, reaching its peak. Then between Sayuri Sawatari in their lives, one of their classmates. Hiroki immediately falls in love with her and tells him their plan, promising to take him with them.

"The Place Promised in Our Early Days" Review:
The style of this Japanese animation movie is characterized by a very clever use of computer-effects and plans often fixed cameras. The pace of his stories is relatively slow, with feelings of melancholy and access a theme of feeling beyond the distance that often comes up.

Imdb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381348/

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTlayL_NCJY

Summer Wars

This Japanese animation movie tells a beautiful story based off our own social network called "Oz" as a widely known like facebook and used operating system is affected by an unknown user, throwing the entire world into total chaos. Family meetings, feuds, love, hate, different people joined together in an adventure of a lifetime, all under a single roof.

Summer Wars Poster

Genres: Romance, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Starring: Michael Sinterniklaas, Brina Palencia, Pam Dougherty
Alternative title: Samâ wôzu
Japanese: サマーウォーズ
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Release Date: 1 August 2009 (Japan)
Runtime: 114 min
Official Site: http://s-wars.jp/index.html

Plot Summary:
This animated sci-fi adventure comedy centered on a no self-confidence eleventh-grader math genius Kenji Koiso agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano Prefecture, hometown of his crush secret crush, Natuski. When he arrives, he finds that her family have all come together to celebrate the 90th birthday of the family matriarch. Much to Kenji's surprise, his "summer job" is to pose as Natsuki's boyfriend. In the process, he receives a strange mathematical equation on his cell phone, his attempt to solve this mysterious equation causes a bizarre parallel world to collide with Earth. Kenji, Natsuki, and her fake family must find a way to clear up the mess before it plunges the planet into chaos.

"Summer Wars" Review:
Summer Wars is a fantastic and beautiful Japanese animation movie that delves into themes of emotional storytelling. The story about friendship, family, togetherness and heart-warming. You will certainly love about this film is how much emotion it pumps through you; I was laughing, crying and biting my lips in suspense all the way through the film, not once did I feel that the film was dragging on, there was always something there to keep your attention towards the film right from the beginning to the very end.

Imdb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1474276/

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsLwVoZqEjk

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5 Centimeters per Second

 - Japanese Animation MovieThis dramatic Japanese animation movie "5 Centimeters Per Second" is not one agglutinate movie, but instead a collection of three segments describing the life and growth of Tono Takaki from elementary school, to high school, to the workforce.

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Genres: Animation, Drama, Romance
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Starring: Kenji Mizuhashi, Yoshimi Kondou, Satomi Hanamura, Ayaka Onoue, Risa Mizuno
Alternative title: 5cm per Second
Japanese title: 秒速5センチメートル
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Release Date: 3 March 2007 (Japan)
Runtime: 63 min
Official Site: http://5cm.yahoo.co.jp/

Plot Summary:
"5 Centimeters per Second" tells the tale of Tono Takaki and Shinohara Akari, who were inseparable friends during their time together in elementary school. But gradually the distance between them grew because of Akari moves to another city because of her parents' jobs. Both of them try hard to maintain their friendship alive, as time and distance slowly pulls them apart. Later, Takaki decides to pay a visit to Akari, and sets out on the road that leads to his old friend. This is the story of Takaki and Akari as told in three segments: From the perspective of both friends, as well as the vantage point of those they both meet along the way.

"5 Centimeters per Second" Review:
"5 Centimeters Per Second" is beautiful and wonderful Japanese animation movie that is thoroughly enjoyable to watch, only about 1 hour long. This movie is about the pain of never being able to get to the person you care about the most and being able to tell them how you feel. Even though you say it, sometimes the time you spend apart makes you isolated and confused. The music and animation effectively complement the story, and this movie resembles some of the best romances.

Imdb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0983213/

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDBH4xCE9ys