Suzume no Tojimari (Suzume)

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Synonyms: Suzume's Door-Locking

Japanese: すずめの戸締まり

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Nov 11, 2022

Producers: STORY

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: CoMix Wave Films

Source: Original

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Theme: Mythology

Duration: 2 hr. 1 min.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 8.43¹ (scored by 79,125 users)

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Ranked: #161²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #1008

Members: 222,081

Favorites: 3,073

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Synopsis

On her way to school one day, Suzume Iwato stumbles upon Souta Munakata, a young man searching for abandoned areas. The high school girl directs Souta to a nearby ruin, but out of pure curiosity, she herself decides to head to the same destination.

Once there, Suzume discovers an isolated door with a dreamlike universe lying beyond it—a place that she can see and feel, but not enter. A strange stone rests on the ground nearby, but it turns into a cat-like creature and scurries away when Suzume lifts it. Suddenly afraid, she heads back toward her school, not realizing that her act of leaving the door open will have consequences.

With the "keystone" released, the evil within the other universe can now freely escape and wreak havoc throughout Japan. Intending to correct her dangerous mistake, Suzume joins Souta—whose true goal is to prevent evil from festering—in finding and locking all open doors before the country is destroyed.

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The film had its first preview screening in IMAX on November 7, 2022.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Iwato, Suzume

Main

Hara, Nanoka
Japanese

Munakata, Souta

Main

Matsumura, Hokuto
Japanese

Daijin

Supporting

Yamane, Ann
Japanese

Serizawa, Tomoya

Supporting

Kamiki, Ryunosuke
Japanese

Iwato, Tamaki

Supporting

Fukatsu, Eri
Japanese

Iwato, Tsubame

Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana
Japanese

Okabe, Minoru

Supporting

Sometani, Shouta
Japanese

Miki

Supporting

Terakawa, Aimi
Japanese

Munakata, Hitsujirou

Supporting

Matsumoto Hakuou II
Japanese

Amabe, Chika

Supporting

Hanase, Kotone
Japanese

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Shinkai, Makoto

Director, Original Creator, Screenplay

Yamada, Haru

Sound Director

Imura, Kenji

Episode Director

Shigehara, Katsuya

Episode Director

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Opening Theme

Suzume (すずめ) by RADWIMPS feat. Toaka

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Ending Theme

"Kanata Haluka (カナタハルカ)" by RADWIMPS

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Jan 29, 2023

tcandy19

Not Recommended

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I had the displeasure of watching Shinkais newest rendition of the same boring story for the 3rd or 4th time while I was living in Tokyo. Both myself and the friend I went to see it with were gritting our teeth and dying to get out by the 30 minute mark. My friend even fell asleep for about an hour cause he was so bored he couldnt take it anymore. While my Japanese isnt perfect, its safe to say I understood about 90% of the dialogue of the movie and using context clues I could determine more of the specifics. The problem is that the ...

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Mar 19, 2023

n1saki

Not Recommended

Well-written

I'm as much of a Shinkai fan as the next guy, but I have to admit his latest work is also his weakest to date. Shinkai's writing has always been a point of criticism in his previous works, but in Suzume, even the relative strength of its visuals and music do little to rescue its struggling storyline.

Shinkai makes no attempt to push the boundaries in Suzume, and viewers will find that the story follows pretty much the same formula as his previous two works. Unfortunately, there's just a bit too much crammed into its 2 hour long runtime for anything to be resolved in a ... satisfying manner. There's that slightly forced, slightly awkward romance subplot; there's a coming-of-age/self-discovery segment; not to mention some familial angst and trauma thrown into the mix. None of these threads are given enough time to develop and it all ends up feeling like a bit of a cop out with little to no emotional payoff. Side characters come and go, serving as little more than checkpoints in the main characters' journey, doing little to influence their development and final destination. Our main guy might look cute, but he has less emotional depth than the chair he turned into. Overall, not great, even by Shinkai's standards.

The visuals are, as usual, the star of the show. Suzume departs from the more grounded, realistic atmostphere of past films, instead opting for a more ethereal, supernatural vibe. Viewers will once again be treated to stunning panoramas and wallpaper-worthy backdrops. Although, the film is sorely missing the small, human aspects that were so effective in creating that extra bit of immersion in Your Name and Tenki no Ko. In my opinion, Suzume doesn't quite reach the high bar set by Tenki no Ko in terms of atmosphere and visuals.

To no one's surprise, sound design and SFX were once again impeccable, and lent quite a bit to the realism of the film. Our friends in Japan may (or may not) appreciate the attention to detail in earthquake-related scenes in particular.

In the music department, Radwimps reprise their role in the soundtrack, delivering a great soundtrack. Unfortunately, while the sougs were fine, the timing felt a little "off". There was a noticeable reuse of some tracks, and it never quite felt like there were many emotional notes hit. There was no moment like when "Sparkle" or "Grand Escape" started playing in Your Name or Tenki no Ko; no moment that made you go "damn, this is it". Perhaps this is more the fault of the plot than the music. That said, relegating one of the only vocal Radwimps tracks to the end credits was a... questionable decision, to say the least.

Viewers going into this for the visuals (and other things Shinkai has traditionally done well) should prepare to be whelmed, or maybe underwhelmed. Viewers hoping for an improvement in the story writing department shouldn't bother. While I will still eagerly await Shinkai's next project, I only hope that he brings something new to the table next time. Even the best formulas get stale after a while.

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Feb 24, 2023

quynh_a

Mixed Feelings

Well-written

I've been kind of worried about Makoto Shinkai's works since Tenki no ko as it's apparent in which direction he aims at with each new movie. Same concepts, new setting. They're becoming repetitive.

So if you're really looking for something completely new and fresh you won't find it here but if you're okay with knowing what's going to await you and are just here because you're a huge fan of his or want to immerse yourself in a beautiful world that has a touch of Shinkai's charme, you're good!

While still extremely beautiful visually with awesome direction, I just can‘t fully enjoy his movies as I always ...

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