Director Makoto Shinkai film in three years, titled Suzume no Tojimari for November 11, 2022 .
The slogan in the image above says: "See you later".
The image below, which has been revealed, shows the main character Suzume walking towards what appears to be a small hot spring town. The first teaser for the film will be released on the TOHO Movie YouTube channel this Sunday, April 10th, at 8 PM.
“We must think about how to close the many doors we’ve left open,” says Shinkai as he continues working on the film. “I gave this responsibility to Suzume as she travels around Japan closing various doors. It is my sincere hope that this film will leave its audience with big smiles and emotion as they leave the theater.”
Shinkai describes Suzume no Tojimari as a modern adventure story, an action film with a grand journey involved.
Synopsis
The story centers on Suzume, a 17-year-old girl from a quiet town in Kyushu who meets a young man searching for a door. They find a door within ruins in the mountains, and Suzume opens it. Soon, more doors begin to open around Japan, bringing disaster from the other side. The film portrays 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's a journey through Japan, a story about "closing doors" rather than opening them. He elaborated that closing doors could 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
The team planned the project from January to March 2020, developed the script from April to August of that same year, and wrote the scripts from September 2020 to December 2021. The actual production of the animation only began now in April 2022.
Source: ANN