PLOT
Episode 1: Ōkashō
Cherry Blossom : Upon graduating from elementary school, Takaki Tōno and his close friend Akari Shinohara drifted apart. Akari moved to Tochigi Prefecture due to her parents' jobs, while Takaki attended a junior high in Tokyo. The two kept in contact by writing letters, but despite the special feelings that existed between them, the only thing that persisted was time. When Takaki became aware that his family would move to Kagoshima, he decided to go see Akari since they would be too far apart to visit each other after he moved. However, when the day came, a severe snowstorm delayed Takaki's trip, and it would be hours before he reached Iwafune, where they promised to meet. The two finally meet late that night and spend the night together. As they share a kiss, Takaki realizes that the two will never be together as time and circumstance draws them slowly apart. He departs the next morning carrying a bitter-sweet feeling with him.
Episode 2: Cosmonaut
Takaki is now in the third year of senior high in Tanegashima, where the Tanegashima Space Center is located. Kanae Sumita, a classmate of Takaki, has special feelings for Takaki, but she does not have the courage to express her love to him. She later observes that Takaki is always staring off into the distance, as if searching for something far far away. Even though she loves Takaki, Kanae understands that he is searching for things far greater than anything she can offer.
Episode 3 : Byōsoku 5 Centimeter
It is now 2008, and all three characters have gone their separate ways. Takaki is now a computer programmer in Tokyo, and Akari is preparing to get married. One day, Takaki goes out and sees the face of a familiar-looking woman at a railroad-crossing. Puzzled by the encounter, he tries to look back, but a train comes and cuts off his view.
CHARACTER
Takaki Tōno 遠野 貴樹
Takaki is the protagonist of the film. Like Akari, he has to move every so often because of his parents' jobs. He and Akari became close friends, but begin to drift apart when Akari moves away and they end up attending different junior high schools. They continue to write to one another until Takaki discovers he must move to Tanegashima. The two decide to meet one snowy day, perhaps for the last time. In high school, he belonged to the kyūdō club.
Akari Shinohara 篠原 明里
Takaki's best friend in elementary school. She wanted to go to the same junior high school as Takaki, but because of her parents' jobs, she had to move to Tochigi after graduating from elementary school. For a while, she and Takaki keep in touch with letters.
Kanae Sumida 澄田 花苗
A classmate of Takaki in high school. She has been in love with Takaki since he began attending her junior high school, but cannot express her feelings to him. Kanae loves to surf and rides a moped to school. She doesn't know what she wants to do for her future. Her older sister is a teacher at her high school.
SOUNDTRACK
1. Ōkashō 桜花抄 [4:51]
2. Omoide ha Tooku no Hibi 想い出は遠くの日々 [1:14]
3. Shousou 焦燥 [1:09]
4. Yuki no Eki 雪の駅 [2:19]
5. Kiss [3:13]
6. Kanae no Kimochi 力ナエの気持ち [1:47]
7. Yume 夢 [1:40]
8. Sora to Umi no Shi 空と海の詩 [2:00]
9. Todokanai Kimochi 届かない気持ち [1:41]
10. End Theme [2:52]
11. One more time, One more chance PIANO ver. (Bonus Track) [5:00]
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