Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) sold 1.33 million tickets and earned 1.88 billion yen (about US$13.49 million) in its first three days. Makoto Shinkai’s latest film sold 38.7% more tickets and earned 47.4% more than Shinkai’s acclaimed Your Name. film, which earned 1,277,960,000 yen (about US$12.51 million at the time) in its first three days. It also sold 14.8% more tickets and earned 14.4% more than Shinkai’s previous film Weathering With You, marking the strongest first three days for Shinkai’s films.
The film opened in Japan last Friday and topped the box office chart.
Shinkai stated that three important points about the film are that it is a road movie through Japan, a story about “closing doors” instead of opening them, and a reason to visit the theater. He explained that closing doors can refer to tying up loose ends or finishing something.
The actress Nanoka Hara gives voice to the heroine suzume Iwato in the movie. SixTONES idol group member, Hokuto Matsumura made his voice acting debut in the film as Sota Munakataa young man who embarks on a journey with Suzume as the “Gate-Locking Master”.
Finally, it is worth remembering that Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Wild Bunch International will be in charge of its distribution in theaters at the beginning of 2023 except in Asia. Crunchyroll will handle distribution in North America, while Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will handle distribution in Latin America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Europe. Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Wild Bunch International will release the film in French- and German-speaking Europe.
Suzume Synopsis:
On the other side of the door, was time in its entirety—
Suzume no Tojimari is a coming-of-age story of its 17-year-old protagonist, Suzume, set in various disaster-stricken locations across Japan, where she must close doors causing devastation.
Suzume’s journey begins in a quiet town in Kyushu (located in southwestern Japan) when she meets a young man who tells her: “I’m looking for a door.” What Suzume finds is a single weathered gate, standing amidst the ruins as if protected from whatever catastrophe might strike. Seemingly drawn to her power, Suzume reaches for the doorknob… Doors begin to open one after another throughout Japan, unleashing destruction on anyone near her. Suzume must close these portals to prevent further disasters.
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