Live-Action 5 Centimeters Per Second Film Screens in N. America on October 23
Oct 9
Film also gets home video release
GKIDS announced on Thursdady that it will begin screening the live-action film of Makoto Shinkai 's 5 Centimeters per Second anime film in North American theaters on October 23. GKIDS will reveal details about a home video release later this year. The company streamed an English-subtitled trailer:
SixTONES member Hokuto Matsumura ( Suzume 's Sōta Munakata) stars in the live-action film.
Spoon produced the film, and TOHO distributed. Yoshiyuki Okuyama directed, and Ayako Suzuki wrote the script. Ayatake Ezaki composed the music. Kenshi Yonezu performs the theme song "1991."