Beyond the Cloud, the Land of Confinement

Justina 2022-04-19 09:02:43

The first time I heard it was in the movie introduction column of the sci-fi world.
Then quickly downloaded her trailer, and then it was a long wait of nearly a year...
In April 2005, I saw this movie that made me wait too long.
Not to mention the plot of the story, the extremely beautiful and poetic picture alone is enough to make up for your year of waiting.
Makoto Shinkai is a director I like very much. "3 Minutes for a Girl" is his fledgling work. "The Voice of the Stars" made him start to attract attention, and it also established the style and tone of his work, and this "Cloud..." Definitely one of his most important works.
His freshness, delicacy, and deep portrayal of the characters' hearts, as well as the many white clouds on the blue sky will forever remain in our memory...

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The Place Promised in Our Early Days quotes

  • Hiroki Fujisawa: [about Sayuri] She always said she felt like she was losing something. At the time... I was in middle school, and couldn't understand what she meant. But... those words had a strange effect on me.

  • Hiroki Fujisawa: [Narrating] At the time, we were drawn by two things: One was our classmate, Sawatari Sayuri... The other was the giant tower across the Tsugaru Strait. I was always looking up at that tower, I felt that something very precious waited there, I yearned to go there... One day... One day... I will go there.