The Place Promised in Our Early Days
雲のむこう、約束の場所
2004 · 1h 30m · Adventure, Animation, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction, War · Japan · Rated G (AU)
Against all odds, a promise will be kept.
In a post-war alternative timeline, Japan is divided into the North, controlled by the Union, and the South, controlled by the United States. A mysterious high tower rises within the borders of the Union. Three high school students promise to cross the border with a self-built airplane and unravel the secret of the tower.
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Makoto Shinkai6.5Smart score
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1990sadult animationairplanealternate timelineambiguousanimeforeign occupationviolin
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