5 Centimeters per Second

5 Centimeters per Second

Directed by Yoshiyuki Okuyama

Produced by Spoon., Fuji Television Network

2025121 min7.9 / 10

A wistful, visually poetic meditation on childhood love and the bittersweet passage of time, tracing how two people drift apart while remaining tethered by memory and longing.

Spring 1991. Takaki and Akari meet in elementary school and continue to exchange letters even after she moves away. They make a final promise to each other to meet again. It is now 2008. They live their respective lives, paths never crossing. Enduring memories and a premonition of that promised day. Even now, their words from that day drift quietly, transcending time and distance. An ephemeral story of a promised reunion with someone precious.

Questions people ask

  • Is 5 Centimeters per Second sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is 5 Centimeters per Second violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is 5 Centimeters per Second scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is 5 Centimeters per Second easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does 5 Centimeters per Second end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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86/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity68

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Surprise96

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love95

How much audiences actually like it

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