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The Place Promised in Our Early Days

Animation Adventure Romance

2004, Movie, 1h 30min

The feature debut from Makoto Shinkai is a haunting and beautiful story of friendship and loss, with stunning visuals and the emotional approach to science fiction that would become the director’s trademark. In an alternate postwar Japan, three teenagers become obsessed with a mysterious tower across the Union border. Hiroki and Takuya work on a makeshift airplane, which they promise their friend Sayuri they will use to visit the tower together someday, but she disappears before it is completed. Several years later, the tower suddenly activates, starting a phenomenon that threatens the world. And the young men now discover that their long-lost friend Sayuri may hold the key to it all.

"The Place Promised in Our Early Days" — animation, adventure and romance movie produced in Japan and released in 2004. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.8 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 30min. "The Place Promised in Our Early Days" is currently available for rent and to buy on Apple TV, Amazon Store and Fandango at Home and for rent and to buy on Apple TV, Amazon Store and Fandango at Home. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

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Critic Brian Costello

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...a heady coming-of-age anime that imagines an alternate reality and alternate universes.

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In an alternate post-war Japan, a mysterious tower has been built on the northern island of Hokkaido, visible from afar. Three high school friends, fascinated by its secrets, vow to fly there and uncover its truth. They soon learn that the tower has a dark purpose, threatening their world and the girl they love. Will they be able to save her and their world before it's too late?

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