Crunchyroll, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Wild Bunch International, and Eurozoom, announced today that it will be bringing the highly anticipated new film from Makoto Shinkai, Suzume , to cinemas globally with UK (and Ireland) screenings from April 14th 2023. a b c d e f g h Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 28, 2022). "Makoto Shinkai's Suzume Anime Film Unveils 2nd Trailer, More Cast, Visual". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022 . Retrieved September 28, 2022. But while the film's framework is the same as Shinkai's previous offerings, it has one major departure that massively changes how the audience interacts with the film. There's no real villain in your name. and Weathering With You—unless you consider natural disasters and faceless gods to be villains. Suzume no Tojimari, on the other hand, has its villain in the form of Daijin. And while Daijin may be a cat, the fact that it can be both communicated with and confronted adds a whole extra layer to the story. What is Daijin? Why is it obsessed with Suzume? Why did it turn Souta into a chair? Why is it going to one door after another all over the country? All these questions have concrete answers—well, as long as Daijin deigns to answer anyway. Because of this, Daijin serves to give the plot an extra level of focus. It's a goal, an antagonist, and a mystery all in one—and one that keeps the story moving whenever things threaten to slow down for too long.

When it comes down to it, Suzume no Tojimari is the story of a girl on a literal journey to overcome her deeply seated trauma—a trauma she shares with a sizable portion of Japan. Suzume is a survivor of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake. But while she survived, her mother did not. Though she appears to be a typical, happy teen, this is her mask—her barrier against the world. Suzume doesn't let people in—not her school friends and not even the aunt she's lived with for a decade. Sure, thanks to the distance she has created, she'll never be hurt like she was at the loss of her mother, but at the same time, she is unable to truly heal. Oricon (in Japanese). November 9, 2022. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022 . Retrieved November 9, 2022. Award-winning creator, writer, and director Makoto Shinkai has been a visionary in the animation space for decades, with the most recent films being Your Name (2016) and Weathering With You (2019). Weathering With You was selected as Japan’s entry for the best international feature film category of the 2020 Academy Awards and nominated in four categories in the 47th annual Annie Awards including best animated independent feature. Meanwhile, final miscellany. In and Autostraddle interview, Shinkai reveals, he would really have liked to make Suzume his first film in which the primary relationship was girl-to-girl. In the end, though, he felt that Japan was not ready for such a radical step. So, cute boy Souta spends most of the film reduced to chair form. I mean, lesbian relationship… chair relationship…much of a muchness, really… Whatever! Suzume". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023 . Retrieved November 10, 2023.

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Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 12, 2022. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022 . Retrieved December 12, 2022. Schley, Matt (November 10, 2022). " Suzume: Makoto Shinkai reigns supreme as master of visuals". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022 . Retrieved November 23, 2022. a b " Suzume no tojimari (すずめの戸締まり) (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC . Retrieved November 10, 2023. All in all, Suzume no Tojimari is a fantastic movie. The story has great characters and is laser targeted to make you laugh and cry. Thematically, it is a solid exploration of coming to terms with loss and learning to let people in. The visuals are stunning, and it has the music to match. If there is one downside to the film, however, it follows in the footsteps of its famous siblings your name. and Weathering With You a little too closely—to the point that it makes the film more predictable. That said, it's hard not to be caught up in this film's tornado of spectacle and emotion when all is said and done.

Animate Times (in Japanese). November 12, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022 . Retrieved December 2, 2022. Not only… but Suzume also unwittingly releases the first of the two deities, or keystones, who stand guard over the two most significant portals. Set free, this keystone transforms into a talking cat (voiced by Ann Yamane) – and runs off. Ooops! Bad mistake. Suzume". Berlin International Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023 . Retrieved February 22, 2023. A manga adaptation illustrated by Denki Amashima began serialization in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine on October 25, 2022. [107] [108] It is set to end in December 2023. [109] The first tankōbon volume was released on March 23, 2023. [110] No.The film was produced by the studio CoMix Wave Films and directed by Makoto Shinkai, who had successful outings with his two previous movies, Your Name. and Weathering with You, of which Suzume no Tojimari is a spiritual successor. Character design was handled by Masayoshi Tanaka, the animation by Kenichi Tsuchiya, and the art direction by Takumi Tanji.

Currently ‘Suzume’ is not available on any online platform. We will update the article as soon as the film is accessible anywhere. Is Suzume Available for Free? Overall, Suzume no Tojimari follows the same three-act structure used in writer-director Makoto Shinkai's other films, your name. and Weathering With You. The first act introduces the supernatural and is filled with a large helping of lighthearted comedy. In the second act, things get increasingly more serious as a significant threat is revealed—and seemingly resolved. The third and final act is then spent dealing with the unforeseen consequences and revelations of the second act—with our hero fighting to regain what has been lost.Nanoka Hara (left) and Hokuto Matsumura (right) provided the voices for Suzume and Souta, respectively. a b c Mateo, Alex (October 25, 2022). "Makoto Shinkai's Suzume Anime Film Casts Ryunosuke Kamiki". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022 . Retrieved October 25, 2022. Hazra, Adriana (September 23, 2022). "Makoto Shinkai's Suzume Anime Movie Gets Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 23, 2022 . Retrieved September 23, 2022. Newtype (in Japanese). October 31, 2023. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023 . Retrieved October 31, 2023. Tatna, Meher (April 3, 2023). "China Box Office April 2, 2023". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023 . Retrieved April 4, 2023.