Top 10 Best Anime Movies That Made the Name of Sadness Witch Makoto Shinkai
Shinkai Makoto is not a strange name for Japanese Anime lovers. In addition to being a novelist, he also takes on many other roles such as director, filmmaker, graphic designer and painter. Shinkai's films often show sadness, separation and unhappy endings that make viewers regret, reflect and accept it as a part of their current life, hence his nickname "The Wizard of Sorrows" by anime fans. So let's take a look at the 10 best movies that made the name of talented filmmaker Shinkai Makoto with Topshare!
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The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)

The Place Promised in Our Early Days - Trailer
The Place Promised in Our Early Days (雲のむこう、約束の場所, Hepburn: Kumo no Mukō, Yakusoku no Basho) is a true story of separation. The film is set in a fictional setting, Japan is divided between the North and the South. Hiroki, Sayuri and Takuya, 3 unfortunate children born in turbulent times but still have an innocent look, often interested, curious about the Federation tower and promising big things. After Sayuri mysteriously disappears, Takuya and Hiroki have a life of their own, but it is from that time that terrible secrets of the United States and the Federation are gradually revealed. The film emphasizes the friendship between the fierce bombed battlefield, as well as the ambition to unify the two regions of the country.
DIRECTOR: Makoto Shinkai
WRITER: Makoto Shinkai
CAST: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masato Hagigara, Yūka Nanri, Kazuhiko Inoue,...
DURATION: 91p
EPISODES: 1
GENRE: Anime
STATUS: Complete
RELEASE YEAR: 2004
COUNTRY: Japan
7
She and Her Cat: Their standing points (1999)

She and Her Cat: Their standing points - Film
She and Her Cat: Their standing points (彼女と彼女の猫, Hepburn: Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko) is a 1999 black-and-white film with a simple, mundane and pure story. Chobi the cat tells the story of being brought back by her because he was abandoned on the street. Chobi loves his mistress dearly, and also has a girlfriend named Mimi but rejects Chobi's offer of marriage. Suddenly one autumn day, the mistress breaks down after a phone call, Chobi appears as a medicine to heal, comfort her and continue her current life with Chobi.
DIRECTOR: Makoto Shinkai
WRITER: Makoto Shinkai
CAST: Makoto Shinkai, Miko Shinohara
DURATION: 5p
EPISODES: 1
GENRE: Anime
STATUS: Complete
RELEASE YEAR: 1999
COUNTRY: Japan
8
Crossroad (2014)

Crossroad - Film - Cre: zkaipr
Crossroad (クロスロード) is actually a short advertisement for the Z-kai education service. The story revolves around Miho and Shouta's study for university exams. Two seemingly strange people in two places, Miho on an island from the mainland and Shouta in magnificent Tokyo, but the two have a strange connection. At the end of the scene, the two bump into each other as if fate was arranged.
DIRECTOR: Makoto Shinkai
WRITER: Makoto Shinkai
CAST: Ayane Sakura, Masahiko Tanaka, Kensho Ono
DURATION: 2p
EPISODES: 1
GENRE: Anime
STATUS: Complete
RELEASE YEAR: 2014
COUNTRY: Japan
9
Voices of a Distant Star (2002)

Voices of a Distant Star - Trailer - Cre: Neo Film Reviews
Voices of a Distant Star (ほしのこえ, Hepburn: Hoshi no Koe) is a 2002 sci-fi, psychological and romantic film. The film is set in a future universe threatened by the aliens Tarsia, so the Lysithea fleet is formed to fight this force. Mikako Nagamine qualified to become a member of the fleet. Next to Mikako is her best friend Terao Noboru, the two are close friends, trying together in their young years. Later Lysithea moved further and further away from earth, the communication of the pair became more and more difficult due to the large space-time distance. Each footage, each message makes viewers reflect, although the separation is full of pain, the two hearts are always towards each other.
DIRECTOR: Makoto Shinkai
WRITER: Makoto Shinkai
CAST: Chihiro Suzuki, Sumi Mutō, Donna Burke
DURATION: 25p
EPISODES: 1
GENRE: Anime
STATUS: Complete
RELEASE YEAR: 2002
COUNTRY: Japan
10
Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below (2011)

Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below - Film
Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below (星を追う子ども, Hepburn: Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo) is a story about the chance meeting of two people in two different worlds. Asuna Watase, an elementary school student, matures before her age, meets a young man named Shun Canaan Preases in the strange country of Agartha. Shun often said cryptic things to Asuna, ignoring his inability to stay on the ground for long just to see the girl he loved. And then the sad thing happened, Shun's body was found on a gray cloudy day that made viewers' hearts feel like someone was suffocating. Asuna didn't believe such nonsense until the appearance of her younger brother, Shin, made her gradually accept the truth. But she still and teacher Morisaki started the journey to find her beloved at the end of the world. The film clearly shows the blindness, the desire to have love, although it is pitiful and reprehensible at times, but then those people accept to live in the loss, serenely saying goodbye to the deceased.
Director: Shinkai Makoto
Writer: Shinkai Makoto
Actors: Kanemoto Hisako, Inoue Kazuhiko, Irino Miyu,...
DURATION: 116p
VOLUME: 1
Genre: Anime
STATUS: Completed
ISSUED YEAR: 2011
COUNTRY: Japan
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