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suzumethe new film by the director of your name opens today, April 14, in Spanish cinemas

Suzume No Tojimari is the latest chapter from acclaimed Japanese director Makoto Shinkai. Expectations are quite high after the resounding success of his previous two films. Kimi No Nawa (your name in Spain) and Tenki no Ko (The time with you in Spanish).

The film is available in Spanish cinemas from today April 14th. The tape was distributed across the platform streaming anime par excellence, crispy roll, It is Sony Pictures Spain who released the trailer a few days ago with a preview of their voices in Spanish.

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Suzume No Tojimari

The film focuses on a young man who is able to see what others cannot. To protect his loved ones and the entire country, he must close mysterious doors that harbor many dangers.

The inspiration for the tape comes from earthquake that hit Japan in 2011 as its director explains. As Shinkai himself puts it:

I'm looking forward to seeing what this film represents to an international audience: what makes sense, what doesn't, and what similarities we have across cultures. I hope the film's imminent international release will give me the answers to these questions.

O official synopsis in suzume pray like this:

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On the other side of the door was time in its entirety... As the sky turns red and the earth trembles, Japan stands on the brink of disaster. But a determined teenager, Suzume, sets out on a mission to save her country. Able to see supernatural forces that others cannot, it will be up to her to close the mysterious doors that sow chaos throughout the country. A dangerous journey awaits you, in which the fate of the country is in your hands.

Official synopsis for “Suzume no Tojimari” provided by Sony Pictures Spain

In Japan the past was released November 11th and after several months of waiting, we will finally be able to enjoy the new Shinkai from today in our country.

'Suzume' Poster | Source: Crunchyroll

He also participated as international competitor at the Berlin International Film Festivalbeing the first anime film to compete in the aforementioned festival for two decades.

shinkai He is not only the director, but also responsible for the film's script. To it are added masayoshi tanaka as character designer Kenichi Tsuchiya as animation director and Takumi Tanji as art director with animation production in CoMix Wave Films.

Spanish dubbing

Unlike the previous two (your name It is The time with you) which were distributed across select view; suzume arrives in Spanish cinemas thanks to crispy roll It is sony photos.

A few days ago, the Crunchyroll official website shared the cast of actors who will lend their voices to the film's protagonists:

  • Beatriz Llaneza as suzume iwato
  • Lucia Perez as suzume girl
  • edson ferrero as souta munakata
  • Ana Jiménez as tamaki iwato
  • Juan Soler as Tomoya Serizawa
  • Cristina Yuste as Daijin
  • Claudia Caneda as Chika Amabe
  • conchi lopez as Rumi Ninomiya
  • Nano Castro as Minoru Okabe
  • Sarah Iglesias as Miki
  • Luís Fernando Rios as Hitsujiro Munakata
Suzume e Souta, protagonistas de 'Suzume no Tojimari'
Suzume and Souta, protagonists of 'Suzume no Tojimari' | Source: Comix Wave

In the main roles we have Beatriz Llaneza which stands out, among other works, for being the voice of Wednesday Adams (Wednesday in Netflix) already edson ferrero who gave voice to highly successful series such as Lock key, Alice on the border any Sex education.

suzume, a resounding success in Japan

Talk about makoto shinkai is to talk about blockbuster insured. In 2016, when it was released your name, became the highest grossing anime film in the world assuming the position of Chihiro's trip (Hayao Miyazaki) who was at the first position since 2001.

your name stayed in top 1 until 2020, when the debut of Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Resha-hen (Night's Guardians: Infinite Train in Spain) swept and collected more than 500 million dollars worldwideleaving behind the 382 that Shinkai's tape reached.

In 2019, the acclaimed director returned to the big screen with The time with you, which some considered the direct successor of your name. Although the bar was very high, the film raised it $ 193 million world and is currently in nineth place one of the highest-grossing anime films.

Hina Amano, a protagonista de 'The Time With You'
Hina Amano the protagonist of 'El Tiempo Contigo' | Source: CoMix Wave Films

suzume It remains strong since, without having yet left Japanese territory, it has already raised more than 256 million dollars. These numbers make, for now, the 4th highest grossing anime film productions above like the recent One Piece Movie: Red (246.57 million) or Howl's Moving Castle (236.32 million).

This list closes in seventh position pony (204.82 million), followed by Jujutusu Kaisen 0 (195.87 million); with The time with you in ninth position – as I mentioned before – and in tenth position Stay with Me Doraemon (183.44 million).

Will you be able to climb even further in this ranking with your international debut?

RADWIMPS, the biggest hit on its soundtrack

A successful film deserves a memorable soundtrack and that meets expectations. That's why the team responsible for suzume decided to trust, once again, the band RADWIMPS.

This rock group has been active since 2003 and has been attached to the soundtracks of Shinkai's films ever since. your name. the album with soundtrack of the film was critically acclaimed and obtained certification of double platinum for selling more than 500,000 physical copiesin addition to earning up to four awards in your country.

Shine (スパークル) one of the vocal themes of this soundtrack has more than 97 million plays on Spotify It is 161 million views on YouTube.

RADWIMPS repeated in the composition for the background sound of The time with you which, even though it was less successful than its predecessor, is equally memorable and melancholic.

And, as they say, “there are no two without three”. The Japanese band is once again in charge of composing the soundtrack of suzume this time in collaboration with Kazuma Jinnouchi.

The main theme that shares the title with the film and the protagonist almost reaches 45 million views on Spotify.

Shinkai, from Japan to the world

Although it was thanks to your name that this director won the favor of the international publicthe truth that the name of makoto shinkai It is very famous within Japanese territory.

He has directed, written, produced and even dubbed short movies; His skills as a director extend to television commercials It is video game. And he also wrote Affairs It is sleeves although mainly based on his filmography.

your name kicked off international prospecting of this director who signed with The time with you and now with Suzume. However, Shinkai directed other four feature films which are also worth highlighting.

The place we promised (2004), 5 cm per second (2007), trip to Agartha (2011) and The garden of words (2013) have the essence of Shinkai that has been perfected over the years until reaching today's mastery.

Imagem oficial de apresentação da Makoto Shinkai Animation Works | Fonte: Selecione Visão
Official presentation image from Makoto Shinkai Animation Works | Source: Select Vision

all of these are available on blu-ray with Spanish dubbing in special collector's edition in select view which is sold under the title Makoto Shinkai Animation Works.

However, it is not necessary to have seen the entire filmography to be able to enjoy Suzume. What secrets will the door hide?