Makoto Shinkai revealed via his official Twitter on Saturday that Suzume no Tojimari ( Suzume's Door-Locking ), his first new film in three years, has completed production.
『すずめの戸締まり』、完成いたしました！ 力を尽くしてくださった皆さま、応援してくれていた方々、本当にありがとうございました。きっどいるはずです。たくさん観ていただけますように！ pic.twitter.com/2XE0SLkrMq
— 新海誠 (@shinkaimakoto) October 21, 2022
The first 12 minutes of the film will air in Japan on NTV.
Suzume no Tojimari officially premieres in Japan on November 11th.
“We must think about how to close the many doors we left open,” says Shinkai as he continues working on the film. “I have given this responsibility to Suzume as she travels around Japan closing various doors. It is my sincere hope that this film leaves its audience with big smiles and excitement when they leave the theater.”
Shinkai describes Suzume no Tojimari as a modern adventure story, an action film with a big journey involved.
Synopsis
The story centers on Suzume, a 17-year-old girl from a quiet town in Kyuushuu who meets a young man looking for a door. They find a door inside the mountain ruins, and Suzume opens it. Soon, more doors begin to open around Japan, bringing disaster on the other side. The film depicts Suzume's liberation and growth as she closes the doors that are causing the disaster.
Shinkai stated that three important points about the film are that it is a journey through Japan film, and therefore a story about “closing doors” rather than opening them. He elaborated that closing doors can refer to tying up loose ends or finishing something.
Team
- Director and original story: Makoto Shinkai
- Character design: Masayoshi Tanaka
- Animation director: Kenichi Tsuchiya
- Art director: Takumi Tanji
- Studios: CoMix Wave Films and Story Inc.
- Distributor: TOHO
Finally, it is worth remembering that the team planned the project from January to March 2020, developed the script from April to August of that same year and prepared the scripts from September 2020 to December 2021. However, the actual production of the animation began only now in April 2022.
Source: ANN
