Movie poster: The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)

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The Place Promised in Our Early Days

2004 · 90 min Animation Adventure Drama Romance

⭐ 6.6 / 10 · TMDB

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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📋 Film Details

Original Title	雲のむこう、約束の場所
Year	2004
Country	Japan
Genre	Animation, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Director	Makoto Shinkai
Runtime	90 min.
Rating	TMDB: 6.6/10 (549 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Makoto Shinkai

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hiroki Fujisawa (voice)

Masato Hagiwara

Masato Hagiwara

Takuya Shirakawa (voice)

Yuuka Nanri

Yuuka Nanri

Sayuri Sawatari (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

Unsho Ishizuka

Okabe (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Tomizawa (voice)

Risa Mizuno

Risa Mizuno

Maki Kasahara (voice)

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Arisaka (voice)

Masami Iwasaki

Masami Iwasaki

Emishi Seisakujo Koin / Eki Shanai Announce / Byoin Incho (voice)

Eiji Takemoto

Eiji Takemoto

Emishi Seisakujo Koin / TV News (voice)

Takahiro Hirano

Takahiro Hirano

Emishi Seisakujo Koin / Daigakuinsei (voice)

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