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[KUMO NO MUKŌ, YAKUSOKU NO BASHO] [雲のむこう、約束の場所]
The feature film debut from Makoto Shinkai (WEATHERING WITH YOU, YOUR NAME) is a haunting and beautiful story of friendship and loss, with stunning visuals and the emotional approach to sci-fi that would become the director's trademark. In an alternate post-war Japan in which the Soviet Union occupies half the country, three teenagers become obsessed with a mysterious tower across the Union border, which reaches far into the sky. Hiroki and Takuya work on a makeshift airplane, which they promise their friend Sayuri they will use to visit the tower together someday, but she disappears before it is completed. Several years later, the tower suddenly activates, starting a phenomenon that threatens the world — and the young men discover their long-lost friend Sayuri may hold the key to it all… (Note adapted from GKIDS.) DIR/SCR/PROD Makoto Shinkai. Japan, 2004, color, 90 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. NOT RATED
AFI Member passes accepted.
Makoto Shinkai's new film SUZUME opens April 14 as a first-run engagement.
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, April 14, 2023
Genre: Animation, drama
