Theatrical Animation - 5 Centimeters Per Second DVD Box (DVD) (First Press Limited Edition) (Japan Version) DVD Region 2

Mizuhashi | Remi Hanamura | Shinkai Makoto (Director)

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Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9.2 out of 10 (4)

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Kevin Kennedy
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October 5, 2009

This customer review refers to 5 Centimeters Per Second (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)

Beautifully animated poetic tale of young love Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10

"5 Centimetres Per Second" is a kind of animated poem of young love, separated into three segments. The first segment begins as a series of letters written by junior high student Akari to her closest friend Takaki. The pair had become friends as small children and their special relationship had only deepened as they entered adolescence. However, a job change by Akari's father separates the friends, as Akari must move to a town north of Tokyo. The story then shifts to Takaki's perspective as he journeys by train to meet his old friend before he and his family relocate to southern Japan. A sweet, melancholy tension grows as their long-anticipated rendez-vous is delayed by bad winter weather.

In the second segment, high school girl Kanae silently yearns for the affections of high school senior Takaki. Unfortunately, Takaki is oblivious to Kanae's affection, as he thinks only of his long-lost friend Akari. Kanae finds escape from her silent purgatory by surfing the ocean waves. This heartbreaking segment is told entirely from Kanae's perspective. In the final segment, we jump forward to Akari and Takaki in their mid-twenties. Takaki feels directionless and cheated by life, as it dawns on him that he has squandered his youth yearning for someone who will never be his. The film then resolves into, in essence, a music video comprised of flashbacks of these young lives.

The film's animation is gorgeous, rich in detail and stunningly alive. The voice actors do an affecting job throughout the film. And the poetic story is movingly real, revealing the powerful and churning emotions of young love. The first two segments of the film are practically flawless. Unfortunately, the third segment seems oddly truncated by its music video resolution. The viewer gets the sense that the filmmakers simply failed to conceive of a proper ending to their story, so they just queued the music. Nonetheless, "5 Centimetres Per Second" is a wonderful film, one of the best and truest animated features I've seen in a long time. I recommend it very, very highly.

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kawai
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August 12, 2009

This customer review refers to Theatrical Animation - 5 Centimeters Per Second (Blu-Ray) (Japan Version)

Best movie I watched in 2008 Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10

This is the best movie I watch last year.
I had watch it for at least 5 times. The graphic is super nice, the story is even better.
The feeling of the characters are so realistic, it remind me of my first love. (My eyes was wet when I watching it) BTW, I really think MOMO did a great review :)

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SarangAsianMusic
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March 30, 2008

This customer review refers to 5 Centimeters Per Second (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)

Simply Shinkai Makoto.. Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10

It's been a while since 'The Place Promised in Our Early Days', so I was happy to see that another movie came out. I bought this the other day and I'm happy that Makoto hasn't lost his touch.

I happen to like the complexities, yet simplicities of his stories. His animation is simply beautiful and I love the personality of his characters.

Just another great film. ^_^

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Momo
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December 5, 2007

This customer review refers to 5 Centimeters Per Second (DVD) (Special Limited Edition) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)

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Wonderful Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10

This movie has revived my love for anime. It has reminded me how beautiful scenes can be created, and how some stories are flawlessly told through anime.

This story revolves around the feelings a person has about other people that he meets in life. Love is suppose to be simple and pure, but as we grow, we see that it doesn't always end up like that. This movie shows how we can love our spouse, but even so, a small small part of our hearts will always yearn for a person from our past. What a great movie.

And I'm sure that you will have a different view from watching this movie as well.

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