The Place Promised in Our Early Days, the highly anticipated, award-winning full-length feature film by world famous animator and director Makoto Shinkai, creator of Voices of a Distant Star. At the end of the Second World War, the control of Japan was divided between two factions. Honshu and the rest of the southern islands came under sovereignty of the United States, while the northern island of Hokkaido was annexed by “Union.” In the summer of 1996, an enormous tower was constructed on the southern shore of Hokkaido; its purpose…unknown. Meanwhile, in the nearby Aomori prefecture, three school children made a vow to discover the secrets of the mysterious tower, but this promise was left unfulfilled when one of the three, Sayuri Sawatari, fell into a coma and was sent to Tokyo for treatment. Now, three years later, the promise is revived as the mystery of the tower… and its connection to Sayuri’s condition… is at last unraveled. Click on the picture for a larger view.Makoto Shinkai Mystery/Suspense Sci Fi Drama |
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