Suzume (film)



Suzume (すずめの戸締まり, Suzume no Tojimari, lit. "Suzume's Locking Up") is a 2022 fantasy anime film by Makoto Shinkai, his eighth major production. Its soundtrack sees the return of RADWIMPS, this time in collaboration with Kazuma Jinnouchi, and with TikTok star Toaka doing vocals on the eponymous song. It is animated by CoMix Wave Films and distributed by Toho. In Japan, the film released in November. It is scheduled to release in 2023 in English speaking countries.


 * Character Title: Guess who the main character is. No seriously. Guess. We will give you three hints: the character's name starts with "S", ends in "E", and shares a name with the title of the 2022 Makoto Shinkai film "Suzume".
 * Diving Save: Sōta does one to save Suzume from falling debris.
 * Ghost Town: The Portal Door which Suzume first closes is located here.
 * Opposite Gender Protagonists: From what is shown in the twelve minute preview, at least. The film involves the titular Suzume helping a man closing doors all around the world.
 * Ordinary High School Student: Suzume Iwato somehow gets roped into closing doors releasing demonic presences throughout Japan. The film quickly shifts from being a Teen Drama to an action-adventure film.
 * Portal Door: The door leading to what is essentially Suzume's Dream Land shown in the first couple of minutes. It's impossible for her to step through it, though. Any attempts to do so only lands her on the other side of the door.
 * Sailor Fuku: The uniform of the local high school.
 * Scenery Porn: There are lots of shots which focuses on green scenery, or wide shots of the sea.
 * Screen Shake: Occurs in the scene when Suzume first helps close a door, used to emphasize the intensity of the actions occurring.
 * Slice of Life: The film opens this way, starring the journey of an Ordinary High School Student biking to school.