Suzume is a 2022 Japanese animated coming-of-age fantasy adventure film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. The third and final installment of Shinkai's Disaster trilogy, following Your Name and W
Theatrical release poster
The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami served as an influence for the film. The stranded catamaran Hamayuri [ja] in this aerial image taken in Ōtsuchi, Iwate, became the prototype of the stranded vessel appearing in the afterlife scene.
A replica of the chair featured in Suzume, displayed at a Kinokuniya in Shinjuku
Promotional standee of the door featured in the film
Makoto Niitsu, known as Makoto Shinkai, is a Japanese filmmaker and novelist. A founder of CoMix Wave Films, he is known for his anime feature films enriched with visually-appealing animation and roma
Suzume
…Hepburn: Suzume no Tojimari; lit. 'Suzume's Locking Up') is a 2022 Japanese animated coming-of-age fantasy adventure film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. The third and final installment of Shinkai's Disaster trilogy, following Your Name (2016) and Weathering with You (2019), the film follows seventeen-year-old…
Shinkai at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in 2023
Shinkai at the Otakon Anime Convention in 2011