Japan Synopsis
秒速5センチメートル
“At what speed must I live to see you again?”
Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.
Audience Engagement
1,763 audience reviews — more than 98% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with 5 Centimeters Per Second. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From CoMix Wave Films
Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 5 Centimeters Per Second itself).
The 2006–2008 Japan Window
5 Centimeters Per Second holds position #125 of 372 Japan films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 5 Centimeters Per Second premiered alongside 112 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 112 other Japan films in 2007.
The 1923rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on 5 Centimeters Per Second, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- separation · 2
- surf · 1
- growing apart · 1
- rocket launch site · 1
- motorcycle · 22
- childhood friends · 17
- melancholy · 7
- anime · 711
- train · 35
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,531 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,132 of 2,532 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | CoMix Wave Films |
| Runtime | 1h 3m |
| Release Date | March 3, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0983213 |
| Official Site | www.cwfilms.jp |