5 Centimeters per Second
At what speed must I live to see you again?
2007 • 63 min • Animation · Romance · Drama
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 73 Audience · 2195 · 49%
This anime follows Takaki through three chapters of his life, exploring his enduring first love, the pain of separation, and the challenges of growing into adulthood. It's a reflective story about connection and distance.
- Violence & peril
- 0/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 0/10
Heads up
- Themes of longing and melancholy
- Implied smoking by background characters
- Explores the bittersweet nature of life
What it models well
- Enduring connection and memory
- The beauty of everyday moments
- Navigating change and growth
Talk about it after
- How relationships evolve over time
- Coping with unrequited feelings
- The meaning of "moving on"
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Top billed cast
Director: Makoto Shinkai • Crew: Makoto Shinkai
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersBeautiful story that had me tearing up at multiple points. I really think each individual story is fantastic, but I was not a huge fane of the second act. I did not enjoy adding a third character into the fold. It would have been better to keep the focus on the main two. Animation is great, but I can tell they were still honing their craft as it was not as sharp as his newer work.…
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