Voices of a Distant Star is a Japanese science fiction original video animation (OVA) short film created and animated by Makoto Shinkai. It follows the lives of two close childhood friends, a boy and a girl, who are separated when the girl is sent into space to fight in a war against aliens. As the 15-year-old girl goes deeper and deeper into space, the texts she sends take longer to reach the Earth; the film simultaneously follows her battles and the boy's life as he receives her texts over the years.
ADV Film's Region 1 DVD cover for Voices of a Distant Star
Screenshots of places in Japan used in the animation of Voices of a Distant Star
Makoto Niitsu , known as
Makoto Shinkai , is a Japanese filmmaker and novelist. He is known for his anime feature films produced with studio CoMix Wave Films.
Shinkai at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival
Shinkai in 2013