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The Place Promised in Our Early Days [Blu-ray]

Jessica Boone (Actor), Chris Patton (Actor), Makoto Shinkai (Director, Producer, Writer) Rated:

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Format	NTSC, Subtitled, Blu-ray
Contributor	Chris Patton, Jessica Boone, John Swasey, Makoto Shinkai
Language	Japanese
Runtime	1 hour and 30 minutes

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Hiroki A young man who heeds the call of a mysterious tower.	Takuya Hiroki's best friend with an interest in parallel universes.	Sayuri The pair's former classmate who suddenly disappears.

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The feature film debut from Makoto Shinkai, the acclaimed director of Weathering With You and Your Name., 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 post-war Japan, three teenagers become obsessed with a mysterious tower across the Union border, which reaches far into the sky. 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 their long-lost friend Sayuri may hold the key to it all

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MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 5 x 0.5 inches; 2.88 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Makoto Shinkai
Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Subtitled, Blu-ray
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 30 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ June 7, 2022
Actors ‏ : ‎ Jessica Boone, Chris Patton, John Swasey
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Producers ‏ : ‎ Makoto Shinkai
Studio ‏ : ‎ SHOUT! FACTORY
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09MGQXNPZ
Writers ‏ : ‎ Makoto Shinkai
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Chris

The Place Promised in Our Early Days

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 7, 2022

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I watched this just recently along with 5 centimeters per second and Children who chase lost voices, this was by far my favorite out of the 3 I watched. Something about this movie felt very refreshing, I have also seen "Your Name" and "Weathering with You", which I enjoyed, but "The Place Promised in Our Early Days" I believe is now my favorite movie from Makoto Shinkai.

I almost wish that "The Place Promised in Our Early Days" was a complete series, something like "Ghost in the Shell". The story was just so interesting and I wanted to explore more of the alternate history that the film takes place in.

The main theme with the violin playing stayed in my mind long after the movie ended. It was a really beautiful theme for this unique, Sci-Fi Anime movie.

There was something haunting about the story which I can't quite put my finger on, but proved to be a large part of the appeal and why I think I enjoyed it so much. The desperation of the alternate history and world's events, mixed with the strange lore-like mysteriousness of the Tower. The film also explores concepts of multi-verses which I wish the film explored even further than it did.

I enjoyed how the movie had this Sci-Fi backdrop yet also explored other complex themes with the main characters. The movie had a underlying love story behind it but I feel that the larger story was a group of close friends who, in earlier days made a promise to one another to one day uphold, no matter what the circumstances, which becomes central to the overall plot and the film's theme.

I originally watched this via a rent on Xbox Series X marketplace but after enjoying the movie and it's concepts and themes so much I decided to purchase the Blu-ray version, I am looking forward to watching the movie again shortly and most likely multiple times. I find myself slowly getting back into more and more Anime these days so I am grateful I found this beautiful story and gem of a movie.

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nekoneko

Great story anime

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 30, 2022

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Worth the watch

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weekendworrier

Great picture quality

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 13, 2022

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Got my copy on June 4. After compared with dvd version, this one has better contract in color and shaper image than the dvd version. Since dvd version costs more (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009PLMAS?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_PVAB9C9SQ4DF9GFA9E2X) just get this one instead. Strongly recommended. The disc is played on a Samsung blu-ray player to a Sony HDTV.

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Roochak

One character's asleep for most of the movie. I can see why.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 1, 2022

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When hit-and-miss director Makato Shinkai's movies are good, they're very, very good, and when they're more about lovingly rendered, insanely detailed backgrounds and lighting effects than about the characters, they're visually gorgeous sleeping pills like this one. The apocalyptic World War plotline, such as it is, is revealed in a slow, ambiguous manner, the better to focus on the emotional bond between three teenagers; problem is, Hiroki, Takura, and Sayuri aren't so much characters as symbols, and symbols aren't very good at conveying emotions. I'm not yet ready to give up on Shinkai's work, but this movie and 5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND would make for one of the dullest double bills imaginable.

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andrew

This is a Re Release

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 28, 2022

I got this movie when I was in middle school I think. It's a blu ray release but it's been out before. The story is captivating and its a little of Sci fi mixed with slice of life. I would recommend atleast watching it. It's really quite good.

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enigma54

Another Unique and Beautiful Story from Makoto Shinkai

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 15, 2022

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While this movie does not quite reach the excellence of "Weathering With You" or "Your Name", it is still an excellent piece of work. Like the two mentioned above, the animation is superb and the story unusual; and at its core is about the longing of the human heart. And like the works mentioned above, it leaves the viewer with a sense of relief and hope for the future.

However, unlike the other two movies, the background to the story deals with a more momentous situation, in that the threat of a world war seems to hang in the balance. The entire atmosphere of the movie is much darker than in the two more recent films and there is an ever present feeling of unease. There are situations that arise were some of the major characters are in real danger. Also, serious conflict ensues between the two male leads, which adds even more unease to the situation.

The other main difference is that the background and atmosphere supplied by the presence of the Japanese Shinto Tradition, which is so prominent in the other two films, is absent from this story---And which in the other two, is a major factor in the overall experience of those movies. While often overlooked, the presence of the sentiments and beliefs engendered by Shinto is reflected in many aspects
of Japanese culture, and are important components in Makoto Shinkai's last two works.

In the end, the beauty of the animation and the depth of the portrayal of the relationships among the major characters make this a piece of work not to be missed, and only confirms the status of the work of Makoto Shinkai. If a fan of the other two films, one should not pass up on this one.

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K.S.

So surprised!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 4, 2022

I wish this one gets talked about more. This one always gets overshadowed by Shinkai's other works. The pacing felt quick but not too fast, and the characters I gravitated towards. Underrated to me.

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Erps

Very early work and it shows.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 12, 2022

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I love Makoto Shinkai. I love his movies Your Name, Weathering with You, Garden of Words are gorgeous works and wonderful storytelling. I enjoyed very much his very first film Voices of a Distant Star. This movie follows Voices and it was a bit of a let down. The story was very weak, even fragmented. I couldn’t invest myself in any of the characters and to be honest, actually dozed off a couple of times.

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Exactly as ordered. Good movie, worth a watch.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 17, 2022

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I managed to find the English dubbed version on line and liked the show, so I bought a copy to support the creators. At some point I am going to have to buy a blu-ray player (tried to find a DVD - or combo version but they did not have it). Movie is worth a watch (I just like to buy a copy if I like the movie).

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