The Place Promised in Our Early Days
The Place Promised in Our Early Days

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The story takes place in a alternate postwar period, in 1996, where Japan is divided. Hokkaido is ruled by the "Union" while Honshu and other southern islands are under US authority. A tall tower was built on Hokkaido, which could even be seen from Tokyo. In the summer of 1996, three middle-school students make a promise that they'll cross the border with a self-constructed plane and unravel the tower's secret, but their project was abandoned after the girl, Sayuri Sawatari, ... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Place Promised in Our Early Days:

Hidetaka Yoshioka
Masato Hagiwara
Yuuka Nanri
Unsho Ishizuka
Kazuhiko Inoue
Risa Mizuno

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The story takes place in a alternate postwar period, in 1996, where Japan is divided. Hokkaido is ruled by the "Union" while Honshu and other southern islands are under US authority. A tall tower was built on Hokkaido, which could even be seen from Tokyo. In the summer of 1996, three middle-school students make a promise that they'll cross the border with a self-constructed plane and unravel the tower's secret, but their project was abandoned after the girl, Sayuri Sawatari, became mysteriously ill and transferred to Tokyo. Years later on the brink of another war Hiroki Fujisawa finds out that Sayuri had been in coma since then, and he asks Takuya Shirakawa to help him finding a way to wake her up.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer - 9/10 by Bill WhiteShinkai Makoto, who made the 30-minute 'Voices of a Distant Star' by himself on a laptop computer, has written and directed an anime that favors human emotions over robot battles.
Film and Felt - 6/10 by Gabe LeibowitzI suspect that in 20 years, film buffs worldwide will be pointing to The Place Promised in Our Early Days as the introductory work from one of cinema's first-rate directors.
User Review - 10/10 by Emma MOK First of all, I have never seen such beautiful artwork in a film. The use of light and colour is exceptional. Visually stunning and beautifully written, The Place Promised in Our Early Days is a surprisingly powerful film -- just as Makoto Shinkai's earlier creation Voices of a Distant Star. I had been warned that this film was slow paced -- which it was, however I would argue that it was a necessary component to the film. There were a few unanswered questions in the story, but overall I think this film was well done. I will say that for having dragged out the beginning, the last 5 minutes seemed rushed, as if they wanted to make sure it fit neatly into 90 minutes. However considering how emotionally moving the film is as a whole, I am able to ignore that minor detail. Highly recommended, though if you are going to watch it make sure you actually WATCH IT. The exposition is a little long, but essential in understanding the plot.
User Review - 10/10 by Bobby LThis is Makoto Shinkai's only feature length movie, even then, it's short, at only 90 minutes. I guess he can't do long. It's also the one I watch the least, not because it isn't amazing, it is, but because of the length; I like to be able to put something quick on sometimes, when I only have a short amount of time to waste. Now, this has all the amazing backgrounds, and long camera angles, and lighting would comes to expect from him, and it definitely fits within his realm of topics, because again, there's love and friendship that is forced apart, this time, causing the two main characters to go against each other, but neither has forgotten the girl they both loved, and the promised they made to her. It then becomes them deciding she is more important then they are, and they set off to fulfill the promise. As it's his longest, Shinkai puts a few more ideas into it; this one has more politics and background for side characters, then his other three. Also again, I find myself relating to his ideas and themes, and think he's created a viable masterwork (a term I'd use to describe all his movies).
User Review - 10/10 by Leezy Rthis is the awesomest movie sinse awesome hell yeah
User Review - 10/10 by Private UShinkai does it again with his debut feature length film. Made almost entirely by himself, it's a simply unbelievable achievement considering this movie would still be amazing for a Studio of 100's. It's a gorgeous, delicate, soft-spoken love story that boasts the most beautiful backgrounds & locations ever to be seen in Animation. His character animation lets it down occasionally, but this is a remarkable film nonetheless. Look out for his new movie '5cm per second' out now in Japan.
User Review - 10/10 by Bob BA ridiculously good anime. Probably better to watch with a significant other lest you cry your eyes physically out of your body.
User Review - 10/10 by Stephen Kwhat more to say, beautiful artwork, moving monologues. Another Shinkai's masterpiece
User Review - 10/10 by sanfr pLo que la hace tan buena pelicula es que mas alla de la trama de la torre y el Japon dividido, no es mas que la historia de como dos personas viven para cumplir una promesa sin importarles lo que les separa. La animacion esta muy bien manejada, sobretodo en los colores que ayudan a dar la sensacion correcta en muchas escenas.
User Review - 10/10 by Whitney RThis is my second time to watch this film, and even though I don't fully understand it, there is something so appealing if not breathtaking about it. I could try to analyze it and take it apart piece by piece, but then it would lose it's mysteriousness. It's one of those special films that you can't really explain. It has to be experienced.

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