June 3, 2010
The only part I enjoyed is the ending. And the whole movie was so boring man!
Masato Hagiwara,
Yuka Nanri,
Hidetaka Yoshioka,
Kazuhiko Inoue,
Risa Mizuno
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The anime feature The Place Promised in Our Early Days (AKA Kumo No Muko, Yakusoku No Bashu) opens with an alternate ending to World War II, when the islands of Japan are divided into northern and sou... read more
DVD Release Date: July 12, 2005
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March 20, 2007An achingly beautiful, poetic, simple movie about love and limitlessness.
Makoto Shinkai > Hayao Miyazaki. Everything Shinkai has ever done has touched me profoundly. -
December 1, 2011From Makoto Shinkai's three best-known pieces, The Place Promised in Our Early Days possesses the most pronouncedly plot-oriented narrative: An ambiguous love triangle, a symbolic separation of worlds, and characteristic to Makoto, an open-ended and beautifully depressing conclus... read more
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December 21, 2011The Place Promised in Our Early Days is a complex and sophisticated story told in a complex and sophisticated manner. You will doubtless be confused by the story many times along and some may still be confused at the end because so much is implied or expressed visually rather tha... read more
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October 6, 2010Ignore the American trailer for this flick, which advertises the movie as a futuristic, WWII-like drama; instead, read the title a few times and you'll have a pretty good idea how somber the film is (now add some Sci-Fi).
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December 3, 2009This is Makoto Shinkai's only feature length movie, even then, it's short, at only 90 minutes. I guess he can't do long. It's also the one I watch the least, not because it isn't amazing, it is, but because of the length; I like to be able to put something quick on sometimes, whe... read more
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January 11, 2009very impressive. another visual masterpiece of Shinkai. it made me interested in dreams and psychology. very interesting film.
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March 27, 2008At times very beautiful, and at other times very slow and almost boring. A melancholy drama that comes up a bit short, could've been stronger. The characters (as with Shinkai's 'Voices of a Distant Star') are separated by an obstacle that interferes with their love lives. I felt ... read more
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December 27, 2007Hmm...it was nice to look at, but the pacing was awfully slow. I guess the movie is supposed to be slow to symbolize the loneliness and sadness of the characters and their bonds of love and friendship. Still...I was not entertained.
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July 13, 2007Interesting but kinda confusing. I love the atmosphere and background here. Story is kinda silly though. A good mind trip anime if your in the mood for one.
Critic Reviews
June 28, 2009
Gabe Leibowitz, Film and Felt
June 17, 2005
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
By any standard it's impressive anime; as a feature debut it's a remarkable achievement. Full Review
June 17, 2005
Bill White, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Shinkai Makoto, who made the 30-minute 'Voices of a Distant Star' by himself on a laptop computer, has written and directed an anime that favors human emotions over robot battles. Full Review
June 16, 2005
Andrew Wright, The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
Eschews the standard deathdroids and fuzzy critters for a more grounded, hard SF approach. Shinkai's debut ... falls prey to a frustrating feedback loop of a plot.
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