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The Place Promised in Our Early Days

Kumo no Mukô, Yakusoku no Basho (AKA The Place Promised in Our Early Days) (AKA Beyond the Clouds)

2004

Makoto Shinkai

Animation

6.0

1,541

Animation. Sci-Fi. Drama. Romance The story takes place in a alternate postwar period, in 1996, where Japan is divided. Hokkaido is ruled by the "Union" while Honshu and other southern islands are under US authority. A tall tower was built on Hokkaido, which could even be seen from Tokyo. In the summer of 1996, three middle-school students make a promise that they'll cross the border with a self-constructed plane and unravel the tower's secret, but their project was ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Jeff Shannon Seattle Times	"By any standard it's impressive anime; as a feature debut it's a remarkable achievement."
		Brian Costello Common Sense Media	"This was the debut film of director Makoto Shinkai, and the high quality of the animation and his strength in using vibrant imagery to convey story comes alive in nearly every scene."

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