Hey everyone! It’s Anya, and I’m back with a new anime update!
Makoto Shinkai’s award-winning movie Suzume or Suzume No Tojimari will be returning to theaters on October 27th! That’s today!
Suzume is tied with Howl’s Moving Castle as my favourite movie, so personally I’m super excited!
Suzume is about 17 year old Suzume Iwato who meets a mysterious man named Sota Munakata on the side of the road, leading to the pair going on a magical adventure to save Japan.
The movie is about friendship, overcoming hardships, and being yourself. I think any fan of Studio Ghibli would love this movie. There’s a reason people call Makoto Shinkai “The Modern Miyazaki”!
You can see all the details about Suzume’s return to cinemas below!
Crunchyroll announced that celebrated auteur filmmaker Makoto Shinkai’s animated masterpiece “Suzume” will return to North American theatres for a special engagement beginning on Friday, October 27. Sony Pictures Entertainment will release Crunchyroll’s “Suzume” in theatres, and audiences will be able to discover or revisit the critically-lauded film when it returns to over 200 theatres across the United States and select cities in Canada. The film will be available both in Japanese with English subtitles and dubbed in English. Tickets are now on sale at suzume-movie.com.
“Suzume” had its International Premiere in February 2023 at the Berlin International FIlm Festival (“Berlinale”), marking the first time that an anime feature film screened in the coveted competition section in over two decades. The film was met with critical acclaim and went on to gross over $300 million worldwide during its initial theatrical run, making it the fourth highest-grossing anime film of all time. The film also earned a 96% critics score and 98% audience score on RottenTomatoes.com making it “Certified Fresh.” “Suzume” has recently been nominated for the World Soundtrack Awards “Discovery of the Year” and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards “Best Animated Feature Film.” The film was also awarded Outstanding Achievement in Music at the 46th Japan Academy Awards.
“Suzume” is the latest film from auteur Makoto Shinkai. Shinkai has been a visionary in the animation space for decades, with the most recent films being “Your Name.” (2016) and “Weathering With You” (2019), both of which have catapulted him as a leading animation filmmaker with international viewers. “Weathering With You” was selected as Japan’s entry for the best international feature film category of the 2020 Academy Awards and nominated in four categories in the 47th annual Annie Awards including best animated independent feature.
