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The Place Promised in Our Early Days (Japanese: 雲のむこう、約束の場所, Hepburn: Kumo no Mukō, Yakusoku no Basho, lit. "Beyond the Clouds, the Promised Place") is a 2004 Japanese anime science fiction war drama film written, directed, produced, cinematographed, edited, and storyboarded by Makoto Shinkai in his feature film debut. Set over several years in an alternate history where the Soviet Union occupies half of Japan, the film follows two childhood friends who grow apart after another friend of them disappears; as international tension rises and a mysterious tower built by the Union starts replacing matter around it with matter from other universes, they cross paths once again and realize their missing friend might be the key to save the world.
Unlike his short film Voices of a Distant Star, which was largely made by Shinkai on his own, The Place Promised in Our Early Days is a full-scale production, as reflected by the better animation quality and the longer overall length. It has been broadcast across Japan by the anime satellite television network Animax. The film was licensed for North American release by ADV Films.
Original Release
11/20/2004
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hidetaka Yoshioka | Hiroki Fujisawa (voice) / Hiroki Fujisawa |
Masato Hagiwara | Takuya Shirakawa (voice) / Takuya Shirakawa |
Yuka Nanri | Sayuri Sawatari / Sayuri Sawatari (voice) |
Unsho Ishizuka | Okabe (voice) / Okabe |
Kazuhiko Inoue | Tomizawa (voice) / Tomizawa |
Risa Mizuno | Maki Kasahara (voice) / Maki Kasahara |
Hidenobu Kiuchi | Arisaka (voice) / Arisaka |
Masami Iwasaki | Byoin Incho (voice) / Emishi Seisakujo Koin / Eki Shanai Announce / Byoin Incho |
Eiji Takemoto | TV News (voice) / Emishi Seisakujo Koin / TV News |
Takahiro Hirano | Daigakuinsei (voice) / Emishi Seisakujo Koin / Daigakuinsei |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hidetaka Yoshioka | Hiroki Fujisawa (voice) / Hiroki Fujisawa |
Masato Hagiwara | Takuya Shirakawa (voice) / Takuya Shirakawa |
Yuka Nanri | Sayuri Sawatari / Sayuri Sawatari (voice) |
Unsho Ishizuka | Okabe (voice) / Okabe |
Kazuhiko Inoue | Tomizawa (voice) / Tomizawa |
Risa Mizuno | Maki Kasahara (voice) / Maki Kasahara |
Hidenobu Kiuchi | Arisaka (voice) / Arisaka |
Masami Iwasaki | Byoin Incho (voice) / Emishi Seisakujo Koin / Eki Shanai Announce / Byoin Incho |
Eiji Takemoto | TV News (voice) / Emishi Seisakujo Koin / TV News |
Takahiro Hirano | Daigakuinsei (voice) / Emishi Seisakujo Koin / Daigakuinsei |
Takeshi Maeda | Radio Hoso (voice) / Daigakuinsei / Radio Hoso |
Rie Nakagawa | Joshi Seito / Josei Kangoshi / Hiroki's Girlfriend (voice) |
Yûki Nakao | Joshi Seito (voice) / Joshi Seito |
Kousuke Kujirai | Danshi Seito |
Bretto Coleman | Beigunjin |
Ian O'Neal | NSA |
Hirochika Kamize | Jushisen Keikoku |
Jessica Boone | Sayuri Sawatari |
Matthew Crawford | Male Student |
James Z. Erivayer | Graduate Student |
Producers
Name | Role |
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John Ledford | Executive Producer |
Mark Williams | Executive Producer |
Makoto Shinkai | Producer |
Kiyonori Hiramatsu | Producer |
Naomi Toda | Producer |