Byousoku 5 Centimeter

What happens when two people love each other but just aren't meant to be together? Takaki Toono and Akari Shinohara are childhood friends, but circumstances beyond their control tear them apart. They promise to stay in contact, and although the progression of time widens the distance between them, the chain of memories remains ever-present.

Byousoku 5 Centimeter is a romantic drama that focuses on the mundane and harsh reality of long-distance relationships. Stuck in the past and unable to make any new memories, Takaki and Akari cling to the hope of seeing each other again. They live their everyday lives half-heartedly, both hurting themselves and the people around them.

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Toono, Takaki Main

Mizuhashi, Kenji Japanese

Sumida, Kanae Main

Hanamura, Satomi Japanese

Shinohara, Akari Main

Onoue, Ayaka Japanese

Sumida, Sister Supporting

Mizuno, Risa Japanese

Mizuno, Risa Supporting

Mizuno, Risa Japanese

Train Station Announcer 7 Supporting

Male Student 10 Supporting

Train Station Announcer 3 Supporting

Male 1 Supporting

Train Station Announcer 1 Supporting

Itou, Kouichirou Producer

Chung, Jin Ho Producer

Shinkai, Makoto Director, Sound Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard, Original Creator, Editing, Original Character Design, Art Director, Director of Photography, Color Design

Foster, Steven Script, ADR Director

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Nov 30, 2025

strawhat_imtiaz

Recommended

I watch this movie today on December 1 2025 because today i saw my ex girlfriend with her new boyfriend and i was still waiting for her and always try to find her everywhere and watching this anime makes me connect and teached me that this how life is not sure if i will be able to move on or not but for sure she will always be in my heart and my memories just like Takaki tono.The way he holds all the memories of her and never able to move on properly always trying to express his feelings on his own and that is ... what a man faces sometimes in his life not all men but some of them “the one you loved is not with you but with someone else” this is will teach us a lot of things i hope someday i met my ex girlfriend like takaki met in the train gate and i hope she’s doesn’t stop there and goes on like akari because if she stayed there until the train crosses and met me i will cry out loud and tell everything to her but i hope that doesn’t happen because we’re not destined to be with each other

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Oct 1, 2025

oilyypan

Mixed Feelings

5 centimeters per second (2007) is Makoto Shinkai's second film. Idk... I liked it ig

Pros: Gourgeous, AMAZING visuals. Everything from the ocean to falling petals and the attention put into the makes every frame captivating and every shot truly wallpaper material. The soundtrack as well conveys deep emotions of longing, lonliness and loss. The ending theme One More Time, One More Chance is definitely on of the best ED's ever.

Cons: While the film's atmosphere is certainly captivating, the *meat* of the film itself is unfortunately deeply flawed. It has good themes and ideas it wants to talk about but executed them very badly. Plot and ... character developement? Non-existent. Instead we are met with 10 hours worth of scenes of life kind of just passing by...

Yeah no. This made the film utterly incapable of conveying any emotion but boredom, save for a couple truly breathtaking moments due to visuals/soundtrack.

I think this film had the potential to go even further than Your Name (2016) did, as feelings of longing, separating and running out of time feel ever more universal and emotional than anything else.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Dec 7, 2025

Jowiszowa

Not Recommended

This anime is not just bad, it's harmful. It's pretty much romanticising being stuck in the past. The theme itself could be good if the author wouldn't show it as a beautiful thing almost making the MC the martyr of love (?). Poor girlfriend of the guy. Imagine being treated like a spare because your boyfriend couldn't move on from his crush from PRIMARY SCHOOL. Just break up with him, let him be miserable alone, he clearly likes it. What more can I say. The animation and music like always in the Shinkai's works is top notch but I would recommend to skip Byousoku 5 ... Centimeter and watch something that not only looks and sounds nice but also has a story worth Your time like Garden of Words for example. This one is not it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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