The Place Promised in Our Early Days(雲のむこう、約束の場所)
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Japan · 2004
1h 30m
Director Makoto Shinkai
Starring Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masato Hagiwara, Yuuka Nanri, Unsho Ishizuka
Genre Animation, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
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In a post-war alternative timeline, Japan is divided into the North, controlled by the Union, and the South, controlled by the United States. A mysterious high tower rises within the borders of the Union. Three high school students promise to cross the border with a self-built airplane and unravel the secret of the tower.
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