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5 Centimeters per Second
JAPAN · 2007

5 Centimeters per Second

Makoto Shinkai
long-distance relationships childhood love unrequited love passage of time alienation in modern life
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Synopsis

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.

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