Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles
available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. 5 Centimeters Per
Second: a chain of short stories about their distance, is a 2007
Japanese animated feature film by Makoto Shinkai. The film was finished
on 22 January 2007. The first part of the film was debuted on Yahoo!
Japan as streaming video to Yahoo! Premium members from 16 February to
19 February 2007. On 3 March 2007, the full length featured film had its
theatrical premiere at Cinema Rise in Shibuya, Tokyo. The film consists
of three segments: Cherry Blossom, Cosmonaut and 5 Centimeters per
Second, totaling about an hour of runtime. As in Shinkai's previous
works, Tenmon composes for this film's soundtrack. The DVD was released
on 19 July 2007. A novel of 5 Centimeters Per Second is sold on the
Japanese market, which includes stories that are not featured in the
anime.
