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The movie Suzume now has a new streaming home, as Netflix announced the film is now there. Subscribers can catch it on the service. 

Suzume first showed up in theaters in Japan in November 2022. Crunchyroll then picked it up and confirmed it would appear in US and UK theaters in April 2023. After that, Suzume was streaming outside Japan on Crunchyroll as of November 2023. It is still on that service as well, in case someone doesn’t have a Netflix subscription.

In case you missed it, Suzume lives in Kyushu and lives a rather ordinary life. After she meets a man named Souta, she learns that strange doors can show up in spaces around Japan. After happening upon one, she ends up disturbing a statue of a cat near it. As a result, there’s a disruption that could lead to a cataclysmic and supernatural entity wreaking havoc on the real world if she doesn’t accompany Souta in heading to these doors and finding the missing guardian she inadvertently set set loose.

In case you missed it, here’s the official movie trailer for Suzume.

This is one of multiple films from Makoto Shinkai that is found its way onto Netflix. In the past, Your Name and Weathering with You were also there.

Suzume is now streaming on Crunchyroll and Netflix, though Netflix didn’t note how long it will offer the film on the service. 

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Suzume will be available internationally for streaming soon, according to Crunchyroll. Makoto Shinkai’s latest box office hit will be available exclusively on the service from November 16, 2023 at 5pm PT/8pm ET.

The international streaming debut of Suzume has been a long time coming. Suzume no Tojimari originally released in Japan in November 2022, before releasing in theaters internationally as Suzume in April 2023. The movie has been a phenomenal success. Its debut in Japan broke records, earning 1.88 billion in three days, and beating the opening weekend of Shinkai’s previous works, Your Name and Weathering With You. Internationally, it’s now the fourth highest grossing anime movie of all time.

Suzume is the story of a teenage girl swept up in a journey across Japan, seeking to close doors that cause destruction. She is accompanied by Sota Munakata, a mysterious man who gets turned into a chair. Along the way, Suzume gets to befriend a variety of characters as she attempts to catch a mystical cat and prevent disaster. It is Makoto Shinkai’s seventh feature length movie.

Suzume will be available for streaming exclusively on Crunchyroll from November 16, 2023 at 5pm ET. It will be available in the Americas, Europe (except ), Africa, the Middle East, Oceania and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

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You don’t have to know someone a lifetime for them to become the most important person in your life. It can happen in days or weeks. One person can affect so many others, many times even those they don’t know. In the new Makoto Shinkai movie Suzume, known in Japan as Suzume no Tojimari, we experience this firsthand as characters connect. We watch as a young woman forms new relationships, strengthens existing ones, and both consciously and unconsciously makes a difference in everyone’s lives, whether they realize it or not.

Suzume begins with the title character experiencing an otherworldly dream. She’s a child, exploring an inexplicable area where boats could be on top of buildings and there’s an unnatural stillness with an impossibly pretty sky. She’s searching for her mother, who seems to find her. Suzume wakes up at this moment, es her aunt Tamaki, and heads to school. That’s when a chance meeting changes everything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfKNOUUtyCA&ab_channel=CrunchyrollCollection

Suzume es Sota Munakata on the way, and he asks her about ruins and doors. She’s captivated by him and feels like he’s familiar. Though she continues her commute, she then doubles back to the resort she directed him to. She doesn’t find him there, but she does find a door standing in the middle of nowhere. When she opens it, she sees the place in her dreams on the otherside. However, she can’t enter. When she tries, she happens upon a cat-like statue that, after being picked up, transforms into an actual cat. It runs off, she returns to school, and that’s when things happen. An earthquake happens, Suzume sees a billowing, smoke-like “worm” emerging from the ruins, and she runs back.

That door was the one Sota was looking for, and said cat was a keystone keeping an otherworldly, supernatural entity that could level cities and cause untold destruction and death. He’s a closer who shuts said doors. With Suzume’s help, they manage to close the door in Kyushu, though he’s hurt in the process. Upon treating him, the western keystone curses him to become the childhood chair in her room that he was sitting on. The two then head off to get the cat/keystone, eventually dubbed Daijin, break Sota’s curse, and close doors to prevent the worm’s destruction along the way.

This is when Suzume starts to excel as, while the events of the movie take place during a brief period of time, it can feel like an eternity in the best way possible. We watch as Suzume and Sota’s relationship grows and the two begin to rely upon and trust each other as they close doors and chase Daijin around Japan. As unconventional as the relationship might be, we see them learn to work well together and care about one another. They go out of their way for each other, as much as they can, and each one’s strengths compensate for the others’ weaknesses.

Likewise, Suzume is a movie that isn’t afraid to showcase slower, peaceful moments between flurries of activity, much like Studio Ghibli films. While there will be intense segments when it may seem characters we’ve come to care for’s lives are on the line, we’ll also see them perform chores or sing along to silly songs on a road trip in a busted car. Suzume might only meet some of these people for a a few hours or an evening, but that doesn’t mean those connections and friendships are any less important than ones developed over years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOnX1hSdg3E&ab_channel=IGNMovieTrailers

It also manages to very tactfully address the complications that can come from families. Suzume’s home life is an unconventional one. She was raised by a single mother and, when she lost her, Tamaki stepped up. We see just how much they care about one another. However, at the same time, Suzume manages to emphasize just how difficult this had to be for both of these characters.

It’s also amazing how someone could even say these sorts of connections apply to Suzume’s characters and the people they don’t even know. Suzume and Sota take on a selfless quest. Sota is doing this on his own prior to that, aiding people across Japan and even potentially putting aside his own goals and dreams to ensure millions of people will be safe, getting no credit or recognition in return. Suzume also takes on this task initially to set right something she set in motion and aid someone she’s drawn to, but then also engages in that same sort of selfless behavior, sacrificing things important to her to ensure the safety of others. It’s a feel-good endeavor, especially when you appreciate what they’re giving up. Not to mention there’s a sense of satisfaction that comes from seeing that, while we in our own day-to-day lives may be unable to halt overwhelming tragedies, we can watch these two make a difference.

Suzume is now in theaters in North America, some parts of Europe, and Oceania. It will come to theaters in Columbia and Portugal on April 20, 2023, in Bulgaria, Finland, Poland, and Romania on April 21, 2023, in Italy, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE on April 27, 2023, and in Iceland on April 30, 2023.

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More Makoto Shinkai movie characters are getting turned into figures. Good Smile Company announced three more at WonHobby 36 from Suzume. An unpainted prototype of a Suzume Iwato Pop Up Parade figure appeared, as did a reveal of Nendoroids of both Suzume and Sota Munakata.

First, here’s the unpainted prototype figure. It is technically a figure of both Suzume and Sota, since she’s carrying the “chair” in it.

#WonHobby36 Figure Update!

Good Smile Company
Suzume
POP UP PARADE Suzume Iwato

Web Gallery: https://t.co/gHGlJ8EB5F#Suzume #PopUpParade #goodsmile pic.twitter.com/AjOF3a4Tyk

— GoodSmile_US (@GoodSmile_US) February 12, 2023

Next, here's the announcement of the Suzume and Sota Nendoroids. There's no concept art for either of them yet. Only the official movie art appeared in the tweet.

#WonHobby36 Figure Update!

Good Smile Company
Suzume
Nendoroid Suzume Iwato
Nendoroid Sota Munakata

Web Gallery: https://t.co/pC7Iams27h#Suzume #nendoroid #goodsmile pic.twitter.com/d4eg3sxz4k

— GoodSmile_US (@GoodSmile_US) February 12, 2023

As a reminder, Makoto Shinkai’s proved quite a success in Japan. It ended up earning over 1.88 billion yen in its first three days in theaters. It was also nominated for a Japan Film Prize. It will still be some time before it appears worldwide, as Crunchyroll announced it will show up in theaters in the UK and US starting on April 12, 2023.

There's no release window yet for either the Suzume Pop Up Parade figure or Suzume and Sota Nendoroids.

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One Piece Film: Red, The First Slam Dunk, and Suzume no Tojimari are some of the nominees for the 46th Japan Academy Film Prize. The entire list of movies up for consideration is available on the Academy’s website. The awards ceremony will take place on March 10, 2023, and that is when we will see the final results.

Shin Ultraman is also one of the nominees. It is up for Best Picture, along with A Man and Phases of the Moon. Phases of the Moon was, along with The First Slam Dunk and Suzume no Tojimari, one of the most highly-attended movies of December 2022. Speaking of those two films, they (along with One Piece Film: Red) are up for the Best Animation Award. They are up against Lonely Castle in the Mirror and Inu-Oh.

Despite The First Slam Dunk’s strong sales and record-breaking attendance, it does not appear in any other categories. Neither does One Piece Film: Red (despite One Piece Film: Red being the ninth best-selling movie of all time in Japan).  Shin Ultraman, however, appears as a nominee in several other categories. It is up for awards such as Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Lighting. As for Suzume no Tojimari, it is a nominee for Best Music.

The 46th Japan Academy Film Prize awards will take place on March 10, 2023.

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As expected, Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume will come to theaters worldwide, and Crunchyroll announced the release date for places like the US and UK. In general, it will be showing up in theaters in April 2023. While some countries’ launch dates were confirmed, there are still more to come. Crunchyroll noted EMEA and Latin American countries will also get the movie, but there are no dates for it yet.

Here’s the full list of release dates for the movie Suzume so far.

• April 12, 2023: It will appear in and Malta.
• April 13, 2023: It will appear in Australia, Brazil, , Mexico, and New Zealand.
• April 14, 2023: It will appear in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Gibraltar, Ireland, Luxembourg, the UK, and the US.

To help get a better idea of what to expect from Suzume ahead of the US and UK release date, here’s a trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfKNOUUtyCA

There’s also a key visual showing Suzume at one of the film’s important doors.

Suzume debuted in Japan back in November 2022. It ended up bringing in over 1.88 billion yen in its first three days in theaters. Shinkai’s past movies include Your Name and Weathering with You.

Suzume showed up in Japan on November 11, 2022. It will show up in the US, UK, and Canada on April 14, 2023.

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Makoto Shinkai's latest film, Suzume no Tojimari (a.k.a. Suzume) broke records for the Your Name. director. The film premiered in Japan on November 11, 2022. According to box office figures, Suzume earnings topped 1.88 billion Yen (about $13.5 million USD) in less than three days, making it the top-charted film in Japan for the weekend. The numbers also exceeded those of his previous films, Your Name. and Weathering With You. These make Suzume the strongest-performing film of Makoto Shinkai's, in of first-weekend returns.

The news of Suzume earnings records was trumpeted by the film's official Twitter .

https://twitter.com/suzume_tojimari/status/1592042398120816640

In addition to the Suzume earnings figures, the tweet also noted that more than 1.33 million tickets were sold that weekend in Japan. It also boasted that Suzume's "journey" has just begun, seeing as the film's international showings are still in the queue. Suzume is set to premiere in over 199 countries worldwide, making it one of the widest-ever distributions of a single director's work.

Suzume follows the titular high schooler from Kyushu in Japan. Suzume encounters Souta, a young man who is "looking for a door". That door, a mysterious portal standing upright in the middle of ruins, unleashes a series of catastrophes when Suzume accidentally opens it. Suzume and Souta must then work together to close a series of doors all across Japan. The one catch: Suzume might have to do most of the heavy lifting, seeing as Souta's been turned into a child-size, three-legged chair.

Suzume is in theaters in Japan. Its international release is set for 2023, to be handled by Wild Bunch and Crunchyroll outside of Asia.

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Toho has announced that production for the movie Suzume is complete, less than a month before the film's opening day. Furthermore, Toho warned fans that there will be depictions of earthquakes and earthquake warning alarms within the movie. Suzume will begin showing in Japan on November 11, 2022. [Thanks, Dengeki!]

In a recent tweet, director Makoto Shinkai updated fans on the status of the movie. With a photo showing the movie displayed in the background, Shinkai announced that the team had wrapped up the production of the movie. Shinkai then when on to thank fans for ing the movie, as well as those who worked hard on the movie directly. The image shows

https://twitter.com/shinkaimakoto/status/1583504182413172740?s=20&t=lK4mCNQHBII_MmhxJ2W_JA

Later, the official Suzume Twitter also issued a message to fans. The noted once again that production had finished, and revealed that some scenes would contain depictions of earthquakes and earthquake warning alarms. While the earthquake alarms would differ from those used in real life, Toho warned fans of the potentially sensitive content when viewing the film.

While depictions of earthquakes aren't entirely rare within Japanese media, earthquakes have become sensitive subjects after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, as well as the subsequent 2016 Kumamoto and 2018 Hokkaido earthquakes. As such, it's common for movies and anime to warn moviegoers and viewers about any earthquake or tsunami-related content beforehand.

https://twitter.com/suzume_tojimari/status/1583669785342025728?s=20&t=QIioJx_dYlCs8R85tYqKKQ

The latest trailer for Suzume appeared earlier this month, though it did not show any depictions of earthquakes. Instead, it focuses on the main character Suzume and Souta, who become close after discovering a mysterious door.

Production for the Suzume movie is complete, and the film will debut in Japan on November 11, 2022. The film's international release is expected sometime in 2023, with Crunchyroll and Wild Bunch handling distribution outside of Asia.

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Your Name. Director Makoto Shinkai's new movie, Suzume no Tojimari (a.k.a. Suzume's Door-Locking), has an official international name, and it's just Suzume. Toho Films also ed the film's second trailer on Thursday. Along with the trailer, an update to the official website also revealed its key visual and more casting information. The film opens in Japan on November 11, 2022.

Check out the film's poster visual below.

Here's the second Suzume trailer. English subtitles are available in the closed captions.

Note: The trailer reveals scenes and dialog that may be considered spoilers. If you want a look at the movie that's a little less explicit about plot details, try watching the first trailer instead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVU0zESXS5c

The new Suzume trailer reveals more about the role of Souta (played by Hokuto Matsumura). The titular Suzume encounters Souta near her home, where she sees him attempting to close a mysterious, freestanding door emanating an unusual energy. The two bond over the door-closing, but one day, a mysterious cat turns Souta into a child-sized three-legged chair. Still able to move but unable to close the doors himself, Souta and Suzume must work together, traveling across Japan to close the doors and track down the sinister cat. The cat seems intent on opening further doors (or being there when they open) and is excited by the prospect of the disasters they threaten to bring.

Suzume opens on November 11, 2022, in Japan. An international release is set within 2023, handled by Crunchyroll and Wild Bunch outside of Asia.

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Suzume no Tojimari  (lit. "Suzume's Door-Locking") is the next film from Your Name and Weathering With You director Makoto Shinkai. It's his first film since Weathering With You premiered in 2019. Toho debuted the first full trailer for Suzume no Tojimari on July 15, 2022. A short teaser debuted on April 10, 2022, after Toho confirmed the film's November 11, 2022 opening date in Japan.

Check it out below.  The Suzume no Tojimari trailer is set to the film's theme song, "Suzume," and English translations of the lyrics are available via closed captions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7nQ0VUAOXg

The Suzume no Tojimari trailer opens with footage of the protagonist, 17-year-old Suzume. She's played by actress Nanoka Hara, who rose over 1,700 other audition candidates to secure the role. What's more, Suzume no Tojimari is her first anime voice-acting credit. She also sings the theme song.

The film's signature visual of a lone door standing in a flooded ruin takes prominence as the center of supernatural happenings in the film. The story of Suzume no Tojimari focuses on Suzume's life in a quiet Kyushu town. There, she encounters a mysterious young man who is "seeking a door." When she opens it, other supernatural doors open all across Japan, unleashing catastrophe on those nearby. It's up to Suzume to close the portals and prevent further destruction. Other shots from the Suzume no Tojimari trailer include vistas of urban, rural, and mystic scenery, an animated chair, a mysterious cat, and a journey across Japan.

Suzume no Tojimari opens in Japan on November 11, 2022. Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures, and Wild Bunch will handle international releases outside Asia and are targeting a release window in early 2023. At this time, Asian release partners have not yet been confirmed.

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Suzume no Tojimari, the new movie from Your Name director Makoto Shinkai, has received a November release date. The movie will debut in Japanese theaters on November 11, 2022. A new key visual also gives fans a first look at the film's main heroine, a schoolgirl named Suzume.

The film first appeared during a reveal event back in December 2021. Shinkai described it as a modern road movie in which the protagonists will travel across Japan. The main character, Suzume, is a 17-year-old schoolgirl from the Kyushu region who meets a boy looking for a strange door. Upon finding the door and opening it, Suzume sets off a chain reaction that opens other mysterious doors across the country and causes havoc. The movie follows Suzume as she travels across the country to find and close these doors.

https://twitter.com/suzume_tojimari/status/1512566053003431942

The new key visual shares some similarities with the first promotional image, but with a few notable differences. Firstly, the image now features Suzume front and center, looking behind her and holding a wooden chair. The door in front of her is also now open slightly, with a strange glow emanating from inside. The announcement tweet implies that the open door and wooden chair may hold some sort of hidden meaning.

New footage of the new Your Name director's movie will appear during a premiere event on April 10, 2022, at 8 p.m. Japan Time (7 a.m. Eastern / 1 p.m. CEST). The movie premiere event will be available to watch on the Toho YouTube channel. The announcement tweet also shows off a still of Suzume walking in what looks to be an abandoned hot spring town.

https://twitter.com/suzume_tojimari/status/1512567259356487684

The new Makoto Shinkai movie, Suzume no Tojimari, will release in Japanese theaters on November 11, 2022.

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Creator of Your Name Makoto Shinkai has revealed his newest anime movie. Its Japanese title is Suzume no Tojimari, which translates to Suzume's Door-Locking, or Suzume Locks Up. It his is first film since 2019's Weathering With You (a.k.a. Tenki no Ko).

The announcement event also included a reveal of the film's key visual, which shows a dilapidated door standing in the middle of a partially submerged ruin.

During the reveal event, Shinkai described Suzume no Tojimari as a modern, adventure-style road movie around Japan. The story begins with a teenager from rural Kyushu named Suzume, who meets a boy seeking out a certain door. Together, they find it in some mountain ruins, and upon opening the door, Suzume realizes that she set off some kind of phenomenon. Other mysterious doors are opening throughout the country, bringing disasters from the other side. Suzume must travel around Japan to close the doors and end the calamity.

Promotional copy on film's website suggests that the movie will involve "unseen landscapes, greetings and farewells, as well as surprises and crises." The story of how Suzume moves forward will "shine a ray of light on the journey of living alongside anxiety and discomfort." During the press conference Shinkai stated that the reference to "closing doors rather than opening them" can also be seen as finding closure or resolution, or a tying of loose ends.

Makoto Shinkai will direct the film and provide the screenplay. Several of his veteran collaborators are also involved in the production. Masayoshi Tanaka will handle character designs. He previously provided the designs for Your Name and Weathering with You. Kenichi Tsuchiya, who worked on Your Name and The Garden of Words, is serving as animation director. Takumi Tanji, from Children Who Chase Lost Voices, is the art director.

Suzume no Tojimari is in production and will release in Japan in 2022.

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