5 Centimeters per Second (2025)
Spring 1991. Takaki and Akari meet in elementary school and continue to exchange letters even after she moves away. They make a final promise to each other to meet again. It is now 2008. They live their respective lives, paths never crossing. Enduring memories and a premonition of that promised day. Even now, their words from that day drift quietly, transcending time and distance. An ephemeral story of a promised reunion with someone precious.
Director: Yoshiyuki Okuyama
Genre: Romance, Drama
Runtime: 121 min
Release Date: October 10, 2025
Cast
- Hokuto Matsumura - Takaki Tohno
- Mitsuki Takahata - Akari Shinohara
- Yuzu Aoki - Takaki Tohno as a High School Student
- Nana Mori - Kanae Sumida
- Mai Kiryu - Risa Mizuno
- Haruto Ueda - Takaki Tohno as a Child
- Noa Shiroyama - Akari Shinohara as a Child
- Aoi Miyazaki - Midori Koshimizu
- Hidetaka Yoshioka - Ryuichi Ogawa
- Takashi Okabe - Kunihiko Kubota
Screenplay
- Ayako Suzuki (Screenplay)
- Makoto Shinkai (Original Film Writer)
Music: Ayatake Ezaki
Cinematography: Keisuke Imamura
Editing: Kenichi Hirai, Yûji Murayama
Production: Spoon., Fuji Television Network, TOHO, CoMix Wave Films
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Themes
Childish Innocence Lost Forever, Childhood Sweethearts and First Loves, Young Love and Rebellious Spirits, Coming of Age and Self-Discovery
Keywords
coming of age, childhood friends, based on movie, based on anime, growing apart, live action remake
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is 5 Centimeters per Second about?
- Spring 1991. Takaki and Akari meet in elementary school and continue to exchange letters even after she moves away. They make a final promise to each other to meet again. It is now 2008. They live their respective lives, paths never crossing. Enduring memories and a premonition of that promised day. Even now, their words from that day drift quietly, transcending time and distance. An ephemeral story of a promised reunion with someone precious.
- Who directed 5 Centimeters per Second?
- 5 Centimeters per Second was directed by Yoshiyuki Okuyama.
- Who stars in 5 Centimeters per Second?
- 5 Centimeters per Second stars Hokuto Matsumura, Mitsuki Takahata, Yuzu Aoki, Nana Mori, Mai Kiryu, Haruto Ueda.
- How long is 5 Centimeters per Second?
- 5 Centimeters per Second has a runtime of 2h 1m (121 minutes).
- What genre is 5 Centimeters per Second?
- 5 Centimeters per Second is a Romance, Drama film.
- Where was 5 Centimeters per Second produced?
- 5 Centimeters per Second was produced in Japan.
- What are the themes of 5 Centimeters per Second?
- The themes of 5 Centimeters per Second include: Childish Innocence Lost Forever, Childhood Sweethearts and First Loves, Young Love and Rebellious Spirits, Coming of Age and Self-Discovery.