Suzume Movie Details:
| Kanji | すずめの戸締まり |
| Literal meaning | Suzume’s Locking Up |
| Revised Hepburn | Suzume no Tojimari |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Release date | November 11, 2022 |
| Running time | 2hr 2min |
| Age rating | PG |
| Starring | Nanoka Hara Hokuto Matsumura Eri Fukatsu Shota Sometani Sairi Ito Kotone Hanase Kana Hanazawa Matsumoto Hakuō II Ryunosuke Kamiki |
| Directed by | Makoto Shinkai |
| Written by | Makoto Shinkai |
| Produced by | Kōichirō Itō Kinue Itō Wakana Okamura |
| Cinematography by | Ryōsuke Tsuda |
| Edited by | Makoto Shinkai |
| Music by | Radwimps Kazuma Jinnouchi |
| Production Company | CoMix Wave Films Story Inc. |
| Distributor | Toho |
Suzume Movie Voice Cast & Characters:
| Character | Japanese cast | English Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Suzume Iwato (岩戸 鈴芽, Iwato Suzume) | Nanoka Hara Akari Miura (young) | Nichole Sakura Bennet Hetrick (young) |
| Souta Munakata (宗像 草太, Munakata Sōta) | Hokuto Matsumura | Josh Keaton |
| Tamaki Iwato (岩戸 環, Iwato Tamaki) | Eri Fukatsu | Jennifer Sun Bell |
| Minoru Okabe (岡部 稔, Okabe Minoru) | Shota Sometani | Roger Craig Smith |
| Rumi Ninomiya (二ノ宮 ルミ, Ninomiya Rumi) | Sairi Ito | Amanda C. Miller |
| Chika Amabe (海部 千果, Amabe Chika) | Kotone Hanase | Rosalie Chiang |
| Tsubame Iwato (岩戸 椿芽, Iwato Tsubame) | Kana Hanazawa | Allegra Clark |
| Hitsujirō Munakata (宗像 羊朗, Munakata Hitsujirō) | Matsumoto Hakuō II | Cam Clarke |
| Tomoya Serizawa (芹澤 朋也, Serizawa Tomoya) | Ryunosuke Kamiki | Joe Zieja |
| Daijin (ダイジン) | Ann Yamane | Lena Josephine Marano |
| Miki (ミキ) | Aimi | Mela Lee |
Storyline:
Suzume, a 17-year-old girl who lives in a quiet town in Kyushu, meets a young man on a journey “looking for doors.” Suzume follows him to a dilapidated building in the mountains and finds a free-standing, undisturbed door as if “it” alone were saved from devastation. Suzume feels drawn by an invisible power and reaches out to the door. Soon, doors all over Japan start opening one after another. The doors that opened must be closed to shut out calamity that lies on the other side. The places she wanders into have a sky where all hours of the day seem to blend together. Beckoned by the mysterious doors, Suzume’s “journey of closing doors” begins.
Suzume Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | N/A |
| Worldwide Collection | US$316.8 million |
About Suzume Movie:
Suzume (Japanese: すずめの戸締まり, Hepburn: Suzume no Tojimari, lit. ’Suzume’s Locking Up’) is a Japanese animated coming-of-age fantasy adventure film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. The film follows 17-year-old high school girl Suzume Iwato and young stranger Souta Munakata, who team up to prevent a series of disasters across Japan by sealing doors from the colossal, supernatural worm that causes earthquakes after being released.
Produced by CoMix Wave Films, it features the voices of Nanoka Hara and Hokuto Matsumura, with character designs by Masayoshi Tanaka, animation direction by Kenichi Tsuchiya, art direction by Takumi Tanji, and its musical score was composed by Radwimps and Kazuma Jinnouchi, making it Shinkai’s third collaboration with Radwimps and Tanaka, after Your Name (2016) and Weathering with You (2019).
The film began production in early 2020, eventually being announced as completed by October 2022. Its themes were inspired by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. A novel adaptation, also written by Shinkai, and a manga series illustrated by Denki Amashima both debuted prior to the film’s release.
Suzume first premiered in IMAX in Japan on November 7, 2022, followed by a theatrical release by Toho on November 11. It received largely positive reviews from critics, with praise directed towards the characters, animation, visuals, music, and emotional story.
The film grossed over US$316 million worldwide, making it the fourth highest-grossing Japanese film of all time as well as the fourth highest grossing film of 2022 in Japan. Among its numerous accolades, the film was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 81st Golden Globe Awards, losing to The Boy and the Heron (2023).
