It has been announced that "5 Centimeters per Second," a live-action film starring Matsumura Hokuto of the popular group "SixTONES," based on the animated feature film by director Makoto Shinkai, known for " Your Name." and "Suzume Lock," will be released on October 10th. A teaser visual has been released, showcasing the main character, Tono Takaki, played by Matsumura. The visual shows Takaki standing in front of a large cherry tree on a snowy night, accompanied by the copy, "How fast do I have to live before I can see you again?"
The film is directed by Yoshiyuki Okuyama, who has worked on the Pocari Sweat commercials, as well as the music videos for Kenshi Yonezu's "Kanden" and "KICK BACK" and Gen Hoshino's "Souzou," and written by Fumiko Suzuki. It depicts the protagonist Tono Takaki's 18-year life journey, from his youthful days when he met transfer student Shinohara Akari when he was in elementary school and bonded with her, to his high school days spent in Tanegashima after being separated from Akari after graduating from elementary school, to his youth as he approaches 30, when he works as a systems engineer in Tokyo and feels a vague sense of stagnation and frustration.
"5 Centimeters per Second" was released in 2007 as director Shinkai's third commercial work, following "Voices of a Distant Star" in 2002 and "The Place Promised in Our Early Days" in 2004. It is a series of three short animated films depicting the lives of a boy and girl who are separated after graduating from elementary school and grow into adulthood. The theme song "One more time, One more chance" by Masayoshi Yamazaki also became a hot topic.
