This animated film by Makoto Shinkai is worth watching or rewatching today.

Fans of Japanese director Makoto Shinkai will be delighted to learn this information because The filmmaker’s latest masterpiece arrives in France and streaming today‘hui sur Crunchyroll.

Makoto Shinkai’s filmography is often highlighted

It was in 2016 and 2019 with his most recent films that the Japanese director was able to establish himself on the international scene. Very quickly, Makoto Shinkai becomes a leading animation filmmaker with Your Name et Children of TimeThis latest production allowed Japan to compete in the 2020 edition of the Academy Awards in the category of best international feature film and to appear in the category of best independent animated feature film at the 47th edition of the Annie Awards.

The latest film directed by Makoto Shinkai is titled Suzume. It was screened in Japanese cinemas in November 2022 and in France in April 2024 with Eurozoom. For those who haven’t seen it, The production tells the story of Suzume, a 17-year-old girl who lives in the small town of Kyushu and who goes meet a man who explains that he travels to find a door. She then decides to follow and will discover a dilapidated door in the mountains among the ruins. Suzume turns the handle and several other doors open all over Japan and release all the disasters that these passages contained.. The girl will have to embark on a journey across the archipelago with the aim of closing each of the doors.

Suzume the worldwide success of Makoto Shinkai

A sa sortie Suzume is enjoying huge box office success both among our Japanese friends and in the rest of the world. In France, The film managed to attract 181,000 spectators to theaters during its first week of operation. while Shinkai’s two previous productions had only recorded 77,000 and 95,000 admissions. This animated feature film manages to position itself in fourth place among the highest-grossing Japanese animated films of all time, with the luxury of surpassing Howl’s Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki.

During its operation, Suzume has grossed over $300 million worldwide. It is worth noting that last year, this animated film by Makoto Shinkai stood out at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival by becoming the first nomination of a Japanese film in this competition since Spirited Away in 2002. In addition, the site Rotten Tomatoes gives Suzume a score of 96% from critics and 98% from audiences.

SO If you have a Crunchyroll subscription, we recommend you watch or rewatch Suzume which has been available on the streaming platform since 5 p.m. today. And to discover The reference to this Hayao Miyazaki classic that Shinkai slipped in is here.