5 Centimeters Per Second

Young love, missed connections, and unrequited feelings collide in a romance from Makoto Shinkai, the visionary director of Weathering With You and Your Name. Told in three vignettes, 5 Centimeters per Second: A Chain of Short Stories About Their Distance, explores the joys and heartache of falling in love set against the backdrop of the breathtaking visuals that define Shinkai’s work. Takaki yearns to spill his heart out for childhood crush Akari, but their families move away before any feelings can fully blossom. They stay in touch, but eventually drift apart with school and new friends to distract them. As the seasons pass, Takaki navigates his relationships while haunted by all the things he left unsaid with Akari, his first love.

Children Who Chase Lost Voices

Children Who Chase Lost Voices is an epic fantasy adventure in a world of ancient gods. Asuna is an introvert who prefers spending her time listening to a radio left by her deceased father. One day, she hears an odd song that resonates in her heart unlike anything else. It leads to a chance encounter with a mysterious boy, who transports Asuna to Agarthaa land of legend where the dead can be brought back to life. Compelled by the song and the boy, Asuna journeys through the mythical lands, but hostile warriors and ghastly creatures will stop at nothing to prevent Asuna from uncovering the secrets of their world.

The Place Promised in Our Early Days

The feature film debut from Makoto Shinkai, is a haunting and beautiful story of friendship and loss, with stunning visuals and the emotional approach to science-fiction that would become the director’s trademark. In an alternate post-war Japan, three teenagers become obsessed with a mysterious tower across the Union border, which reaches far into the sky. Hiroki and Takuya work on a makeshift airplane, which they promise their friend Sayuri they will use to visit the tower together someday, but she disappears before it is completed. Several years later, the tower suddenly activates, starting a phenomenon that threatens the world. And the young men now discover their long-lost friend Sayuri may hold the key to it all…

5 Centimeters Per Second Blu-ray Bonus Features:

• Voices of a Distant Star
• Feature-Length Storyboard
• Trailers
• Interview with Cast
• Interview with Shinkai (5CM Per Second)
• “She and Her Cat” Short
• Alternate Japanese Audio (Featuring Makoto Shinkai)
• Interview with Makoto Shinkai

Children Who Chase Lost Voices Blu-ray Bonus Features:

• Audio commentary with Shinkai and Staff
• Interviews with Staff and Cast
• Making of Children Who Chase Lost Voices
• Japanese promotional video
• Japanese Trailers
• Works of Makoto Shinkai

The Place Promised in Our Early Days Blu-ray Bonus Features:

• Interviews with Japanese Voice Cast
• Interview with Director Makoto Shinkai
• Trailer Collection