Suzume no Tojimari Reveals New Visual

Following the release of a new trailer, Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume no Tojimari also revealed a new key visual. The visual features the titular character Suzume and Sota:

In addition to yesterday’s trailer, additional cast members have also been revealed:

• Hokuto Matsumura as Sota Munakata
• Eri Fukatsu
• Shota Sometani
• Kana Hanazawa
• Sairi Ito
• Kotone Hanase
• Matsumoto Koshiro IX

Suzume no Tojimari movie is an original work by Makoto Shinkai, who is both directing and writing the screenplay. Masayoshi Tanaka is doing character designs, with Takumi Tanji as the art director. The movie appears to be another fantasy story, similar to Shinkai’s previous works such as Your Name and Weathering With You. CoMix Wave Films is animating the movie. Kazuma Jinnouchi and RADWIMPS are composing the music. TikTok star Toaka is singing the theme song, which is titled “Suzume” – which means sparrow.

The official website describes the plot of the movie as:

Doors of Disaster open across Japan, bringing misfortune. 17-year-old Suzume lives in a quiet town in the Kyushu region in Japan. The story begins when she meets a young man on a journey to discover all the doors. She follows him and finds an old door at an abandoned building in the mountains. As if drawn by something, she reaches out… This is the start of her journey across Japan to lock up the doors that bring disasters. Makoto Shinkai’s modern adventure and story about a girl’s freedom and growth sets off.Source: Official Suzume no Tojimari Twitter
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