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Makoto Shinkai’s Disaster Masterpiece ‘Suzume’ Coming to Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll announced today that Makoto Shinkai’s critically acclaimed latest animated feature Suzume will begin streaming exclusively on its service on November 16. The award-winning film will be available in North America and all of Crunchyroll’s international territories (excluding Asia and France).

Synopsis: On the other side of the door, was time in its entirety—

Suzume is a coming-of-age story for the 17-year-old protagonist, Suzume, set in various disaster-stricken locations across Japan, where she must close the doors causing devastation.

Suzume’s journey begins in a quiet town in Kyushu (located in southwestern Japan) when she encounters a young man who tells her, “I’m looking for a door.” What Suzume finds is a single weathered door standing upright in the midst of ruins as though it was shielded from whatever catastrophe struck. Seemingly drawn by its power, Suzume reaches for the knob… Doors begin to open one after another all across Japan, unleashing destruction upon any who are near. Suzume must close these portals to prevent further disaster.

—The stars, then sunset, and the morning sky.

Within that realm, it was as though all time had melted together in the sky…

Never-before-seen scenery, encounters and farewells… A myriad of challenges await her on her journey. Despite all the obstacles in her way, Suzume’s adventure shines a ray of hope upon our own struggles against the toughest roads of anxiety and constraints that make up everyday life. This story of closing doors that connect our past to the present and future will leave a lasting impression upon all of our hearts.

Drawn in by these mysterious doors, Suzume’s journey is about to begin.

The English-language dub stars Nichole Sakura (Ghosts, SuperstoreStar Wars: Visions) as Suzume Iwato, Josh Keaton as Souta, Jennifer Sun Bell as Tamaki, Joe Zieja as Serizawa, Rosalie Chiang as Chika, Amanda C. Miller as Rumi, Mela Lee as Miki and Cam Clarke as Munakata.

Suzume had its international premiere in February 2023 at the Berlin International Film Festival, 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 Rotten Tomatoes.

The critically acclaimed film hit theaters globally in April of this year, and was distributed by Crunchyroll, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Wild Bunch International, Wild Bunch Germany, and Eurozoom (excluding Asia).

Suzume has recently been nominated at the World Soundtrack Awards for Discovery of the Year and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards for Best Animated Feature Film. The film was also awarded Outstanding Achievement in Music at the 46th Japan Academy Film Prize ceremony.

Prior to launching Suzume in theaters worldwide, Shinkai was well known for his prior feature films Your Name. (2016) and Weathering With You (2019). The latter 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 Feature – Independent.

Suzume is produced by Shinkai’s CoMix Wave Films Inc. and STORY Inc. The creative team also included character designer Masayoshi Tanaka, animation director Kenichi Tsuchiya and art director Takumi Tanji.

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