The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)

  • G
  • 11/20/2004 (AU)
  • Animation, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
  • 1h 30m

Against all odds, a promise will be kept.

Overview

In a post-war alternative timeline, Japan is divided into the North, controlled by the Union, and the South, controlled by the United States. A mysterious high tower rises within the borders of the Union. Three high school students promise to cross the border with a self-built airplane and unravel the secret of the tower.

Makoto Shinkai

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Hidetaka Yoshioka's headshot

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hiroki Fujisawa (voice)
Masato Hagiwara's headshot

Masato Hagiwara

Takuya Shirakawa (voice)
Yuuka Nanri's headshot

Yuuka Nanri

Sayuri Sawatari (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka's headshot

Unsho Ishizuka

Okabe (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue's headshot

Kazuhiko Inoue

Tomizawa (voice)
Risa Mizuno's headshot

Risa Mizuno

Maki Kasahara (voice)
Hidenobu Kiuchi's headshot

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Arisaka (voice)
Masami Iwasaki's headshot

Masami Iwasaki

Emishi Seisakujo Koin / Eki Shanai Announce / Byoin Incho (voice)

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