Suzume

Suzume
Theatrical release poster
Japanese	すずめの戸締まり
Literal meaning	Suzume's Locking Up
Revised Hepburn	Suzume no Tojimari
Directed by	Makoto Shinkai
Written by	Makoto Shinkai
Produced by	Kōichirō Itō Kinue Itō Wakana Okamura
Starring	Nanoka Hara Hokuto Matsumura Eri Fukatsu Shota Sometani Sairi Ito Kotone Hanase Kana Hanazawa Matsumoto Hakuō II Ryunosuke Kamiki
Cinematography	Ryōsuke Tsuda
Edited by	Makoto Shinkai
Music by	Radwimps Kazuma Jinnouchi
Production companies	CoMix Wave Films Story Inc.
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11)
Running time	122 minutes[1][2]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	US$318 million[3]

Suzume (Japanese: すずめの戸締まり, Hepburn: Suzume no Tojimari, lit. 'Suzume's Locking Up') is a 2022 Japanese animated coming-of-age fantasy adventure film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. The film follows 17-year-old high school girl Suzume Iwato and young stranger Souta Munakata, who team up to prevent a series of disasters across Japan by sealing doors from the colossal, supernatural worm that causes earthquakes after being released.

Produced by CoMix Wave Films, it features the voices of Nanoka Hara and Hokuto Matsumura, with character designs by Masayoshi Tanaka, animation direction by Kenichi Tsuchiya, art direction by Takumi Tanji, and its musical score was composed by Radwimps and Kazuma Jinnouchi, making it Shinkai's third collaboration with Tanaka and Radwimps, after Your Name (2016) and Weathering with You (2019). The film began production in early 2020, eventually being announced as completed by October 2022. Its themes were inspired by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. A novel adaptation, also written by Shinkai, and a manga series illustrated by Denki Amashima both debuted prior to the film's release.

Suzume first premiered in IMAX in Japan on November 7, 2022, followed by a theatrical release by Toho on November 11. It received largely positive reviews from critics, with praise directed towards the characters, animation, visuals, music, and emotional story. The film grossed over US$318 million worldwide, making it the fourth highest-grossing Japanese film of all time as well as the fourth highest grossing film of 2022 in Japan. Among its numerous accolades, the film was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 81st Golden Globe Awards and received seven nominations at the 51st Annie Awards losing to both The Boy and the Heron (2023) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse respectively.