17 years later, an acclaimed anime movie is finally getting a live-action adaptation

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“However, their lives change when the families of both are forced to relocate.

After a year of separation, Takaki is about to reunite with Akari.

Yoshiyuki Okuyama is directing a screenplay from Ayako Suzuki.

Shinkai himself has also weighed in.

“A live-action film adaptation of 5 Centimeters per Second has been announced,” he wrote onTwitter.

I am very much looking forward to seeing the new 5 Centimeters per Second in a theater!”