Makoto Shinkai — Director (15)
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Someone's Gaze (2013)
だれかのまなざし
director: Makoto Shinkai actor: Satomi Hanamura / Shinji Ogawa …
other title: O Olhar de Alguém / Proud Future Theater …
Aya Okamura has been working for two years and has begun living on her own for a job opportunity. With her mother working overseas as a doctor, her father is now living alone with the family's longtime pet cat Mii-san. One night, Aya returns from a long day at work, and as she rests on her bed, she reminiscences about the times the family had together. She remembers the sadness she felt when her mom went overseas, and the solace she felt when her father brought home Mii-san to give her comfort. Then, she receives a phone call.
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Cross Road (2014) IMDb TMDB Douban NeoDB
クロスロード
director: Makoto Shinkai actor: Ayane Sakura / Kensho Ono …
other title: Crossroad / クロスロード
High school students Miho and Shouta are preparing for college entrance examinations. Miho comes from an island without even one cram school, while Shouta lives in Tokyo and works a part-time job. Both are striving to pass exams so they can enter college. The pair enroll in Z-Kai's correspondence education courses, and their lives cross before they realize it.
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Ani*Kuri15 (2008) IMDb TMDB
アニ＊クリ15
director: Mamoru Oshii / Satoshi Kon … actor: Aika Kanda / Toshio Watanabe
other title: Ani-Kuri 15 / Ani*kuri15 …
15 one-minute shorts created by various people from Japan's animation industry. The title of the collection, Ani*Kuri15, is abbreviated from the words "anime" and "creators".
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Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)
星を追う子ども
director: Makoto Shinkai actor: Hisako Kanemoto / Kazuhiko Inoue …
other title: Viaggio verso Agartha / Journey To Agartha …
The film centers on Asuna, a young girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her late father as a memento. One day while walking home she is attacked by a fearsome monster and saved mysterious boy named Shun. However, Shun disappears and Asuna embarks on a journey of adventure to the land of Agartha with her teacher Mr. Morisaki to meet a Shun again. Through her journey she comes to know the cruelty and beauty of the world, as well as loss.
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The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
雲のむこう、約束の場所
★ 6.6 (7 ratings) director: Makoto Shinkai actor: Hidetaka Yoshioka / Masato Hagiwara …
other title: Oltre le nuvole, il luogo promessoci / O Lugar que nos Prometemos …
In a post-war alternative timeline, Japan is divided into the North, controlled by the Union, and the South, controlled by the United States. A mysterious high tower rises within the borders of the Union. Three high school students promise to cross the border with a self-built airplane and unravel the secret of the tower.
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The Smile (2003) WikiData IMDb Douban NeoDB
みんなのうた 笑顔
director: Makoto Shinkai actor: Hiromi Iwasaki
other title: Egao / Smile …
A young woman brought a hamster back to her apartment. While watching the cuteness of the hamster was enjoyable, she suddenly recalled her boyfriend she used to have...
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TV

Ani*Kuri15 Season 1 (2007) TMDB Douban
アニ＊クリ15 Season 1 part of TV Series: Ani*Kuri15
director: 前田真宏 / 村田莲尔 … actor: Yuka Terasaki / 中川玲 …
“アニ*クリ15”是由日本放送协会（NHK）于2007年推出的动画企划，该企划延请业内15名名气大小不一的动画人参与，如押井守、今敏、林明美、小林治、新海诚、竹内敦志等人。针对作品题材、创作形式与手法不作特别限定，仅规定时长为56秒左右。短片自2007年5月开始，每组5 部短片随机播放，并且事先不做预告，由于形式新颖，手法独特，因此引起观众的广泛关注，NHK还收到不少观众打来的咨询短片播放时间的电话。全部短片分三季播出，最后一集于2009年3月放送，其中包括今敏的《早上好》，这也是已故动画人今敏最后一部公开的动画作品。
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Voices of a Distant Star (2002)
ほしのこえ
★ 7.4 (7 ratings) director: Makoto Shinkai actor: Makoto Shinkai / Mika Shinohara …
other title: La voce delle stelle / Vozes de Uma Estrela Distante …
It is 2046 when a mysterious alien force begins their annihilation of the human race. Leaving behind the one person she loves, Mikako joins the interstellar battle as a pilot. And so - while Mikako risks her life to save mankind - Noboru waits. The two lovers, worlds apart, desperately strive to remain connected as the gap between them widens at a frightening pace.
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Your Name. (2016)
君の名は。
★ 8.1 (62 ratings) director: Makoto Shinkai actor: Ryūnosuke Kamiki / Mone Kamishiraishi …
other title: Your Name / O Teu Nome …
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.
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Weathering with You (2019)
天気の子
★ 7.1 (29 ratings) director: Makoto Shinkai actor: Kotaro Daigo / Nana Mori …
other title: Weathering with You - La ragazza del tempo / Vejret med dig …
The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.
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The Garden of Words (2013)
言の葉の庭
★ 7.7 (27 ratings) director: Makoto Shinkai actor: Miyu Irino / Kana Hanazawa …
other title: Il giardino delle parole / O Jardim das Palavras …
Takao, who is training to become a shoemaker, skipped school and is sketching shoes in a Japanese-style garden. He meets a mysterious woman, Yukino, who is older than him. Then, without arranging the times, the two start to see each other again and again, but only on rainy days. They deepen their relationship and open up to each other. But the end of the rainy season soon approaches.
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5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
秒速5センチメートル
★ 8.2 (30 ratings) director: Makoto Shinkai actor: Kenji Mizuhashi / Yoshimi Kondou …
other title: 5 cm al secondo / 5 Centimetres Per Second …
Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.