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5 Centimeters per Second (2026)
After transferring to the same elementary school, Takaki and Akari become fast friends, bonding over the constant upheaval of moving from town to town. Just as their feelings for each other start to blossom, their shared happiness comes to an end when both of their families are forced to relocate. As the seasons change, Takaki and Akari begin to wonder if they will ever be able to see each other again, and share their secret feelings.
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After transferring to the same elementary school, Takaki and Akari become fast friends, bonding over the constant upheaval of moving from town to town. Just as their feelings for each other start to blossom, their shared happiness comes to an end when both of their families are forced to relocate. As the seasons change, Takaki and Akari begin to wonder if they will ever be able to see each other again, and share their secret feelings.
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Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Ayako Suzuki
In Theaters:10/23/2026
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Runtime:121 minutes
Studio:Spoon., Fuji Television Network, TOHO, CoMix Wave Films
Cast
Yoshiyuki Okuyama
Director
Hokuto Matsumura
Takaki Tohno
Mitsuki Takahata
Akari Shinohara
Yuzu Aoki
Takaki Tohno (High School Student)
Nana Mori
Kanae Sumida
Mai Kiryu
Risa Mizuno
Haruto Ueda
Takaki Tohno (Young Boy)
Noa Shiroyama
Akari Shinohara (Young Girl)
Aoi Miyazaki
Midori Koshimizu
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Ryuichi Ogawa
Takashi Okabe
Kunihiko Kubota
Seina Nakata
Asami Kaneko
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