Suzume Iwato lives with her aunt in a quiet port town in Kyushu, Japan. One day, on her way to school, she runs into a young man looking for a door and follows him to a ruin in the mountains. Standing alone amid the collapsed walls is a single old white door, and as if pulled by an invisible force, Suzume reaches out her hand to open it… Eventually, doors begin to open up one after another across Japan, and they must be closed before disaster crosses over from the other side. Follow Suzume's journey to do just that in this novelization of Makoto Shinkai's film, written by the director himself.

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The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami served as an influence for the themes in the film. While the Tiamat comet in Your Name (2016) and the concept of Weathering with You (2019) were ideas influenced by the natural disaster, Shinkai felt that he should "express the impact [he] felt through the earthquake and tsunami, instead of continuing to depict it as a metaphor." [11] [12] He feared that people's memories of the disaster start to become "hazy" over time, and by depicting the earthquake and tsunami in his film or novel, he could also share his memories with teens who were unaware of the disaster. [11] Shinkai also cited Kiki's Delivery Service, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, and Haruki Murakami's novel Kafka on the Shore and short story "Kaeru-kun, Tokyo o Sukuu" ( かえるくん、東京を救う, "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo") as influences for the film. [12] [14] a b Baron, Reuben (April 12, 2023). "Director Makoto Shinkai On The Anime Artistry Of Suzume - Exclusive Interview". Looper. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023 . Retrieved April 24, 2023.Luster, Joseph (December 6, 2022). "CrunchyrollRevealsGlobalTheatricalDatesforMakotoShinkai's SuzumeAnimeFilm[UPDATED5/15]". Crunchyroll . Retrieved May 21, 2023.

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for music tho. I expected no less from Radwimps. It really elevated certain scenes and made them more touching. Suzume". BerlinInternationalFilmFestival. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023 . Retrieved February 22, 2023. Cayanan, Joanna (July 20, 2023). " TheFirstSlamDunkAnimeFilmOvertakes Suzume,Becomes14thHighest-EarningFilminJapan(Updated)". AnimeNewsNetwork. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023 . Retrieved September 8, 2023.Cinema Today [ ja] (in Japanese). Cinema Today Co., Ltd. November 15, 2022. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022 . Retrieved December 4, 2022.