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| The Place Promised in Our Early Days | |
 © Makoto Shinkai / CoMix Wave | |
| 雲のむこう、約束の場所 (Kumo no Mukō, Yakusoku no Basho) | |
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| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Makoto Shinkai |
| Produced by | Makoto Shinkai |
| Written by | Makoto Shinkai |
| Music by | Tenmon |
| Studio | CoMix Wave Inc. |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | 20 November 2004 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Shinta Kanō |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
| English publisher | |
| Published | December 26, 2005 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Makoto Shinkai |
| Illustrated by | Sumomo Yumeka |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Monthly Afternoon |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | February 2006 – 25 August 2006 |
| Volumes | 1 |
The Place Promised in Our Early Days (Japanese: 雲のむこう、約束の場所, Hepburn: Kumo no Mukō, Yakusoku no Basho, lit. 'Beyond the Clouds, the Promised Place') is a 2004 Japanese animated dystopian drama film written, produced, cinematographed, directed and edited by Makoto Shinkai in his feature film debut. Set over several years in an alternate history where the Soviet Union occupies the Japanese island of Hokkaido, the film follows two childhood friends who grow apart after one of their friends disappears. As international tensions rise and a mysterious tower built by the Union starts replacing matter around it with matter from other universes, they cross paths once again and realize their missing friend might be the key to saving the world.
Unlike his short film Voices of a Distant Star, which was largely made by Shinkai on his own, The Place Promised in Our Early Days is a full-scale production, as reflected by its better animation quality and longer running time. It has been broadcast across Japan by the anime satellite television network Animax. It was licensed for North American release by ADV Films and is now licensed by GKIDS.[2]
It was one of Makoto Shinkai’s films to be selected to be screened at the Japanese film festival in India as part of celebrations of 70th anniversary of establishment of India Japan diplomatic relations.[3]
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