Five centimeters per second

The film, covering more than ten years of the life of the protagonist Takaki Tono, consists of three stories that originate in Japan in the mid-1990s.

The full anime consists of 3 parts (Three stories about love, time and distance) :

1. Excerpt from Sakura Blossoms - Okasho (桜 花 抄)
2. Cosmonaut - Cosmonaut (コ ス モ ナ ウ ト)
3. 5 centimeters per second - Byosoku 5 Senchimetoru (秒 速 5 セ ン チ メ ー ト ル).

At the same time, a lot of landscape and everyday scenes in the film were created on the basis of photographs of real places in Japan ^[2] .

History One: Excerpt from Sakura Blossom

After finishing elementary school, Takaki Tono and his close friend Akari Sinohara are forced to leave. Akari is being transferred to a high school in Tochigi Prefecture , while Takaki continues to attend high school in Tokyo . They write letters to each other and again find happiness in the opportunity to share their feelings with each other. But it so happened that after some time, the Takaki family was forced to move to Kagoshima Prefecture . Therefore, he decides to see Akari, because then they will be too far apart and, possibly, will not be able to meet. Takaki sets off to meet on a train with several transfers, but due to snowfall, the trains are more and more behind schedule ...

Second Story: Cosmonaut

Takaki enters a high school on Tanegashima Island, which houses the space center . On the very first day of school, Kanae Sumida falls in love with a boy transferred from Tokyo. She catches herself with the thought that she constantly wants to be near him, is everywhere looking for him through her eyes, but does not dare to tell about her feelings, continuing to love Takaki Tono unrequitedly for several years.

1999 year. Kanae’s feelings for Takaki only intensify, and when six months are left until the end of classes, she decides to confess his love at the next meeting.

This part, according to Makoto Shinkai, is his favorite part in the film ^[3] .

Story Three: 5 Centimeters Second

Takaki Tono is so busy at work that he does not notice how fast time flies, and after all, several years have passed after graduating from the university. Takaki breaks up with his girlfriend, having lived with her for three years.

In early spring 2008, Takaki quit his job. It seems to him that the reasons for this are innumerable, that he "was on the edge of the abyss", and at the same time - that there is not one that would convince him to the end. On a quiet weekday, he walks along the street and is not far from the railway crossing, where once upon a time they walked with Akari and admired the flowering sakura next to it. A girl walks towards Takaki. At that moment, when they pass each other, he understands that this is Akari, and that if she turns around now, she will also turn around.

Turning around, Takaki saw that Akari was also turning around, but the train that had passed between them interrupted their meeting of views, and after the train left, Akari was already gone.

Takaki Tono ( 遠 野 貴 樹 That: but Takaki ) is the protagonist , the central character of the whole film. In childhood, he was friends with Akari Shinohara and had warm feelings for her. However, after the last meeting with Akari and moving to Tanegashima Island, he could no longer see Akari. While studying at a high school on Tanegashima Island, he studied in the archery section. After classes, he accompanied Kanae Sumidu, his classmate, to his house, and, moreover, he treated her well and was very kind. This caused rumors among classmates about their romantic relationship. However, Takaki did not consider Kanae his girlfriend, he treated her exclusively in a friendly manner. After school, Takaki Tono entered the University of Tokyo and after graduation became a developer of information systems in Tokyo ^[4] . He could not forget Akari.

Seiyu - Kenji Mizuhashi : Russian dubbing - Boris Alekseev ^[5]

Akari Sinohara ( Japanese 篠 原 明 里 Sinohara Akari ) is Takaki's classmate in primary school. Likes to read books. Spent a lot of time in the elementary school library with Takaki. Soon they became close friends. Their friendship with Takaki often became an occasion for ridicule of peers, but they soon ceased to pay attention to it. Akari begins to correspond with Takaki after her family moves to the small town of Iwafune in Tochigi Prefecture . She mutually feels warm feelings for Takaki. After some time, correspondence ceases and only warm memories remain. In the series “ 5 centimeters per second, ” the matured Akari is getting ready to marry another man. She leaves her parents and moves to live with her future husband in Tokyo . On the day of her departure, she recalls the time spent with Takaki.

Seiyu - Yoshimi Kondo and Onoe Ayaka : Russian dubbing - Elena Simanovich ^[5]

Kanae Sumida ( 澄 田 花苗 Sumida Kanae ) is a classmate of Takaki during his studies on Tanegashima Island . At the insistence of his sister, he is surfing . Her dream is to go to the same high school as Takaki, so she tries her best and still passes the exams there. She is deeply in love with Takaki, but in the end she decides not to admit it to him, realizing that he will not be able to love her, that he loves another and will never look at her as her beloved girl. Kanae has a dog named Kabu.

Seiyu - Satomi Hanamura : Russian dubbing - Julia Likhobabin ^[5]

Sister Kanae - works as a teacher at the school where Kanae Sumida studies. She worries about her little sister and therefore tries her best to cheer her up. She believes that once she herself was the same as her younger sister, so everything will work out fine with her over time.

Seiyu - Risa Mizuno : Russian dubbing - Natalya Ptashnikova

• Concept writer, scriptwriter, director: Makoto Shinkai
• Character Design: Takayo Nishimura ^[6]
• Background Design: Takumi Tanji , Akiko Majima
• Composer: Tammon
• Chief Financial Officer: Coichiro Ito (CoMix Wave Films, Inc.)
• Advertising: Naomi Tooda (CoMix Wave Films, Inc.)
• Producer: Noritaka Kawaguchi (CoMix Wave Films, Inc.)
• Ending Artist: Yamazaki Masayoshi (山崎 ま さ よ しYamazaki Masayoshi )

The music was written by composer Tammon . He also worked on music for previous films by Makoto Shinkai. The director explains the choice of the song “One more time, one more chance” performed by Masayoshi Yamazaki as the title track of the film, because it is familiar to all Japanese, and additional associations will help convey the untold words and create a complete impression of the film ^[7] .

1. Cherry Blossom Extract ( Japanese 桜 花 抄 Okasho ) - 4:51
2. Distant Everyday Memories ( Japanese 想 い 出 は 遠 く の 日 々 Omoide ha Tooku no Hibi ) - 1:41
3. Irritation ( Japanese 焦燥 Shousou ) - 1:09
4. Snow's Station ( Japanese 雪 の 駅 Yuki no Eki ) - 2:19
5. Kiss - 3:13
6. Kanae's Feelings ( Japanese 力 ナ エ の 気 持 ち Kanae no Kimochi ) - 1:47
7. Dream ( Japanese 夢 Yume ) - 1:40
8. Poem of Sky and Sea ( Japanese 空 と 海 の 詩 Sora to Umi no Shi ) - 2:00
9. The Feeling That Doesn't Reach ( Japanese 届 か な い 気 持 ち Todokanai Kimochi ) - 1:41
10. END THEME - 2:52
11. One more time, One more chance PIANO ver. (Bonus Track) - 5:00

On November 12, 2007, Reanimedia licensed the film in Russia . Work on the disc was completed on December 26, and already in January 2008, the official publication on two DVDs , entitled “5 centimeters per second: a chain of stories about their remoteness,” went on sale.

Collector's Double Disc Edition

In the box:

• 24-page full-color illustrated booklet
• Mini poster
• Two dvds

Disc 1:

• 61-minute film “Five centimeters per second” (dubbing, subtitles)
• Two movie promotion trailers (subtitles only)
• Interview with Makoto Shinkai (subtitles only)

Disk 2 (additional materials):

• Animated storyboard (no translation)
• Animated video clip for the song "One more time, one more chance"
• Interviews with actors (subtitles only)
• Photo gallery

• Asia Pacific Screen Awards - 2007 in the nomination "The Best Full-length Animated Film". The award was received by the film producer Noritaka Kawaguchi ^[8] .
• Winner of the 2008 Lancia Platinum Grand Prize for the Best Animated Work or Special Effects Film at the Future Film Festival in Bologna , Italy ^[9] .

• Initially, Makoto Shinkai planned to shoot about a dozen five-minute stories that were not connected by a common plot ^[7] .
• Akari begins his every letter with a description of the weather - this is the Japanese tradition of writing letters ^[10] .
• Cab ( Honda Super Cub ) - scooter of the most popular in the history of automotive industry series, produced since 1958 . Its Japanese name ( カ ブ ブ Kabu ) coincides with the name of the dog Kanae ^[11] .

• 5cm.yahoo.co.jp (Japanese) (inaccessible link) . - The official website of the film. Date of treatment August 6, 2014. Archived February 24, 2010.
• 秒 速 ５ セ ン チ メ ー ト ル (Japanese) . Official site CoMix Wave Films. Date of treatment August 6, 2014. Archived December 3, 2013.
• 秒 速 ５ セ ン チ メ ー ト ル (Japanese) . Official site of Makoto Shinkai. Date of treatment August 6, 2014. Archived June 26, 2014.