Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Makoto Shinkai | 
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| Writer: | Makoto Shinkai | 
| Staring: | 
| Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 03, 2007 | 
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| Director: | Makoto Shinkai | 
| Writer: | Makoto Shinkai | 
| Genres: | Animation, Drama, Romance | 
| Keywords | surf, slice of life, coming of age, train, motorcycle, separation, childhood friends, anime, growing apart, rocket launch site | 
| Production Companies | CoMix Wave Films | 
| Box Office | 
              
                Revenue: $548,192
                Budget: $5,000,000  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Sep 30, 2025 Entered: Sep 30, 2025  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Kenji Mizuhashi | Takaki Tohno (voice) | 
| Yoshimi Kondou | Young Akari Shinohara (voice) | 
| Satomi Hanamura | Kanae Sumida (voice) | 
| Risa Mizuno | Kanae's Sister (voice) | 
| Ayaka Onoue | Akari Shinohara (voice) | 
| Yuka Terasaki | (voice) | 
| Yuko Nakamura | (voice) | 
| Masami Iwasaki | (voice) | 
| Ryou Naitou | (voice) | 
| Hiroshi Shimozaki | (voice) | 
| Takahiro Hirano | (voice) | 
| Akira Nakagawa | (voice) | 
| Yoshiko Iseki | (voice) | 
| Suguru Inoue | (voice) | 
| Rion Kako | (voice) | 
| Rika Nakamura | (voice) | 
| Miki Suga | (voice) | 
| Mika Sakenobe | (voice) | 
| Yumiko Atashika | (voice) | 
| Yukako Saito | (voice) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Naoto Hosoda | Key Animation | 
| Yumiko Hara | Key Animation | 
| Makoto Shinkai | Storyboard Artist, Character Designer, Art Direction, Screenplay, Sound Director, Color Designer, Background Designer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Original Story | 
| Hiromi Suzuki | Key Animation | 
| Hiroko Minowa | Key Animation | 
| Daisuke Atsumi | Other | 
| Yoshinari Yamzaki | Other | 
| Jacob A. Gragard | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Kazuhito Nakanishi | Other | 
| Saiko Mikami | Assistant Camera | 
| Tatsuhiro Amano | Sound Mixer | 
| Takumi Tanji | Background Designer | 
| Shingo Kanai | Background Designer | 
| Noritaka Kawaguchi | Line Producer | 
| Takayo Nishimura | Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation | 
| Ushio Tazawa | Key Animation | 
| Yuko Shimura | Other | 
| Fusanobu Fujiyama | Other | 
| Kimiko Hayashi | Other | 
| Yoshitaka Takeuchi | CG Artist, Background Designer | 
| Mikio Mori | Dolby Consultant | 
| Kazuyuki Ueda | Key Animation | 
| Minako Shimada | Background Designer | 
| Kaori Izumiya | Background Designer | 
| Makoto Matsuda | Casting | 
| Masayoshi Yamazaki | Theme Song Performance | 
| Masaru Ohshiro | Key Animation | 
| Moon Hyun-hee | Key Animation | 
| Nozomi Takeuchi | Other | 
| Erika Fukushima | Other | 
| Shouji Katou | Sound Effects | 
| Akinori Kawakami | Assistant Camera | 
| Chieko Misaka | Thanks | 
| Nozomu Fujii | Key Animation | 
| Yumi Ishii | Background Designer | 
| Sawako Todoroki | Casting | 
| Yuji Mitsuya | Other | 
| Shelley Thomas | Production Manager | 
| Takeshi Imaizumi | Other | 
| Tsutomu Sukigara | Sound Effects | 
| Tsutomu Kawahigashi | Dolby Consultant | 
| Hiroyasu Yamashita | Sound Mixer | 
| Akiko Majima | Background Designer | 
| Akira Hirosawa | Background Designer | 
| Tenmon | Original Music Composer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| John Ledford | Executive Producer | 
| Chung Jin-ho | Producer | 
| Joey Goubeaud | Executive Producer | 
| Makoto Shinkai | Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | 
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 33 | 43 | 25 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 37 | 52 | 23 | 
| 2024 | 6 | 35 | 56 | 22 | 
| 2024 | 7 | 47 | 79 | 29 | 
| 2024 | 8 | 30 | 41 | 20 | 
| 2024 | 9 | 25 | 45 | 16 | 
| 2024 | 10 | 32 | 62 | 17 | 
| 2024 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 18 | 
| 2024 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 19 | 
| 2025 | 1 | 28 | 39 | 22 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 23 | 31 | 5 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 
| 2025 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 
| 2025 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 359 | 719 | 
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 716 | 799 | 
Beautiful story that had me tearing up at multiple points. I really think each individual story is fantastic, but I was not a huge fane of the second act. I did not enjoy adding a third character into the fold. It would have been better to keep the focus on the main two. Animation is great, but I ca ... n tell they were still honing their craft as it was not as sharp as his newer work. Overall, I still really enjoyed this, the short runtime really makes this a fun digestible short with film style quality. Score: 74% 👍 Verdict: Good