Makoto Shinkai’s latest full-length animation work Suzume Journey, the story mainly describes the girl Iwato Suzume and the mysterious man Munakata Kusata met, for some reason Kusata turned into a child seat with only 3 legs, and the two wanted to close the door of disaster Across most of Japan, I visited Miyazaki County in Kyushu, Ehime County in Shikoku, Kobe in Hyogo County, Tokyo, Sendai in Miyagi County, etc., as well as many abandoned elementary schools and paradises, looking for every door that was accidentally opened.The following article will sort out the 5 must-see points of the film. The article will use the trailer as the category to avoid mentioning the core plot of the film and simplify some details. If you cannot accept any content, please read it carefully.
Must-see 1: Makoto Shinkai’s 3-year novel
After 3 years, after the release of The Weather Child in 2019, Makoto Shinkai finally launched a new feature-length animated work Suzuya Journey. The new work continues Makoto Shinkai’s consistent style, blue to unreal sky, and sparkling The raindrops, the majestic prairie, the beautiful night view of the city and the ruins with a wide view. The story still uses a lively female high school student as the heroine, and a straightforward male protagonist, with many supporting characters full of personality. The interaction of each character makes the plot of the whole animation more emotional.
▲Journey to Bell Bud is Makoto Shinkai’s new work for 3 years. The sky in the movie is still incredibly blue.
Must-see 2: The continuation of Your Name, Weatherchild’s Disaster Trilogy
The first two parts of Makoto Shinkai’s “Disaster Trilogy” are Your Name, Son of the Weather, and the final chapter is the journey of Suzuya. The 311 earthquake occurred, and the door in the plot is closely related to the earthquake. Special attention can be paid to the earthquake alarm in the movie. In order to avoid misunderstanding, a different alarm sound is used from the real one.
▲The Journey of Suzuya is the final chapter of Makoto Shinkai’s Disaster Trilogy, and the theme is inspired by the 311 Earthquake in Japan.
Must-see 3: Classic soundtrack, voice actors
Following your name and Tian Zizhi, Suzuya Journey once again invited the Japanese band RADWIMPS and animation composer Kazuma Jinnai to make the soundtrack for the film, and the theme song Suzuka invited Shi Ming to sing . Another highlight is the Showa nostalgic hits that appeared in the movie, including the hit songs of Nakajima Miyuki, Arai Yumi, Matsuda Seiko, and Inoue Yosui.
In the dubbing part, Hara Nanaka acts as the voice of the heroine Iwato Suzume, Matsumura Hokuto acts as the voice of the actor Munakata Sota and the chair, other characters are dubbed by Fukatsu Eri as Suzume’s aunt Iwato Tsunade, and Someya Shota as her colleague Okabe Minoru and Hanazawa Kanna are Suzume’s mother Tsubaki Iwato, and Kamiki Ryunosuke is Sota’s friend Serizawa Tomoya and so on.
▲The theme song Suzume is sung by singer Tomei, and the soundtrack is co-produced by RADWIMPS and anime composer Kazuma Jinnai.
Must-see 4: Travel to Japan with Suzuya
The heroine, Suzume, and her aunt live in Miyazaki County, Kyushu. They met the Empress Dowager Munakasa in the town, and they embarked on a journey by accident. During the journey, they passed Ehime County, Kobe Hyogo Prefecture, Tokyo and Miyagi Prefecture in Shikoku. The audience seemed to be following the girl. The protagonist also travels together by boat, hitchhiker, and Shinkansen. In addition to watching the plot, you can also see the Japanese landscape in Makoto Shinkai’s eyes. It can be expected that some scenes in the play, such as the ferry terminal in Kyushu, the ruined Maya Hotel, and the underground tunnel of Ochanomizu Station in Tokyo, will all become well-known punch-in attractions like the stairs in front of the Suga Shrine in your name.
▲There are many real scenes in the movie. For example, the underground tunnel of Ochanomizu Station in Tokyo should be a new check-in attraction.
Must-see 5: Talking cat god minister Maopai must-see
The important role in Lingya’s journey is the mysterious white cat, known as the minister, with white hair and big yellow eyes. It is characterized by talking and likes Lingya very much. The white cat minister not only has a lot of roles in the movie, but also is very important. You can pay special attention to the voice of the white cat minister. The childish dubbing is voiced by the 8-year-old child star Yamane あん, which is very cute.
▲The white cat minister can talk and is cute, and his childish voice is voiced by 8-year-old child star Anon Yamane.
It is very satisfying to have cats and Makoto Shinkai-style scenery with Showa nostalgic hits
You can see almost all the elements you want to see in Suzuya’s Journey movie. There are cats, blue and beautiful sky, close-up pictures of various delicacies cooking, screen travel across Japan, and various types of ruins. , as well as visually shocking 3D animations. Finally, some highlights are interspersed with some nostalgic golden songs from the Showa era. Although the ending of the plot is not too unexpected, it is still very satisfying after watching it. Finally, after the movie is over, you can stay to enjoy the end-credits egg, which is the journey home of Lingya and aunt.
▲During the trip to Lingya, I was very satisfied to see all the elements I wanted to see.