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Suzume

Suzume

Animation · Drama · Adventure · 2022

Suzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of Japan, and so Suzume embarks on a journey to set things right.

Movie details

Suzume

“On the other side of the door, was time in its entirety.”

2022 Animation · Drama · Adventure 2h 2m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.9 / 10

Community rating

Suzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of Japan, and so Suzume embarks on a journey to set things right.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Suzume?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Makoto Shinkai

Written by

Makoto Shinkai

Nanoka Hara

Nanoka Hara

Suzume Iwato (voice)

Hokuto Matsumura

Hokuto Matsumura

Souta Munakata (voice)

Eri Fukatsu

Eri Fukatsu

Tamaki Iwato (voice)

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani

Minoru Okabe (voice)

Sairi Ito

Sairi Ito

Rumi Ninomiya (voice)

Kotone Hanase

Kotone Hanase

Chika Amabe (voice)

Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa

Tsubame Iwato (voice)

Court is in session

Put Suzume on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.