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The Place Promised in Our Early Days

The Place Promised in Our Early Days

Against all odds, a promise will be kept.

20046.61h 30m

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.

Directed by Makoto Shinkai
Written by Makoto Shinkai
Produced by Makoto Shinkai
Box Office0Revenue: $44K

Top Cast

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hiroki Fujisawa (voice)

Masato Hagiwara

Masato Hagiwara

Takuya Shirakawa (voice)

Yuuka Nanri

Yuuka Nanri

Sayuri Sawatari (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

Unsho Ishizuka

Okabe (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Tomizawa (voice)

Risa Mizuno

Risa Mizuno

Maki Kasahara (voice)

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Arisaka (voice)

Masami Iwasaki

Masami Iwasaki

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

Eiji Takemoto

Eiji Takemoto

Emishi Seisakujo Koin / TV News (voice)

Takahiro Hirano

Takahiro Hirano

Emishi Seisakujo Koin / Daigakuinsei (voice)

Themes & Keywords

airplaneviolinadult animationalternate timelineforeign occupationanime1990sambiguous

About The Place Promised in Our Early Days

The Place Promised in Our Early Days is a animation, adventure, drama, romance film released in 2004 exploring themes of airplane, violin, adult animation, alternate timeline, foreign occupation, anime. Directed by Makoto Shinkai, it stars Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masato Hagiwara, Yuuka Nanri. 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.

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