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ADV Films license new Shinkai movie 5cm Per Second Thu, 21 Jun 2007

According to ICv2, ADV Films have licensed "5cm Per Second: A Chain of Short Stories About Their Distance", the latest cinematic anime movie from auteur Makoto Shinkai, who has over the last decade has built himself a solid reputation as an upcoming director; his most notable previous movies are "Voices of a Distant Star" and "The Places Promised In Our Early Days" (both of which are out on UK DVD). Interestingly, Shinkai animated "Voices of a Distant Star" by himself, using only his Mac computer.

"5cm Per Second..." recycles the dramatic romance and loneliness that flows through his previous work, but takes a notably more realistic approach to the setting (it's based in modern day Japan, rather than a far flung future). Obviously, a UK DVD release for this is now fairly likely, considering all of Shinkai's other movies have been released the world over by ADV.

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