A teaser trailer for the live-action film adaptation of Makoto Shinkai‘s 5 Centimeters Per Second has been released, with a familiar tune from the original anime accompanying the previewed scenes.
It was also announced that young Takaki Tono and Akari Shinohara will be played by Haruto Ueda and Noa Shiroyama, respectively. Aside from appearing in the teaser, the two are the subject of two new visuals.
Additionally, the credits now reveal Ezaki Ayatake to be the music composer.
The live-action 5 Centimeters Per Second will premiere in Japan on October 10 JST. The original 63-minute anime film was released in 2007 and told its story across three chapters, beginning in the 1990s and ending in the 21st century. Netflix describes the anime’s premise as:
Inseparable fourth-graders Takaki Tonoo and Akari Shinohara – bonded by a love of books – begin to slowly drift apart when their families relocate.
The anime has received a novelization from Shinkai, as well as inspiring a manga and the novel 5 Centimeters Per Second: One More Side, which depicts the viewpoint of Akari.
Update: Added music composer info.
Staff
• Director: Yoshiyuki Okuyama (“Kick Back” music video, the upcoming At The Bench)
• Screenwriter: Ayako Suzuki (Ai ni Ranbou)
Cast
• Hokuto Matsumura as Takaki
Sources: 5 Centimeters Per Second movie website, @5cm_movie_2025
