The cryfest continues, Makoto Shinkai fans. After “Your Name” and “Weathering With You” left us all in an uncontrollable mess, the filmmaker has dropped info on his next film. (Cue: more sobs.)
After giving hints on his current WIP back in 2020, the latest Shinkai project now has a name attached to it—“Suzume no Tojimari” (Suzume Locking Up the Doors). Dubbed as a “road movie” by its official site, the film follows 17-year-old titular character Suzume, who’s pulled out of her quiet life and onto an adventure with a young traveler to the mountains. There, they begin their search for a door that unlocks portals across Japan that are bound to bring chaos into the world.
今、新作映画『すずめの戸締まり』を作っています。列島各地に開いてしまう、災いの扉。主人公の鈴芽（すずめ）がその扉を閉めて旅をするロードムービーであり、現代の冒険物語であり、彼女がある存在と共に戦うアクションムービーでもあります。楽しい映画になるはずです。2022年秋どうかお楽しみに！ pic.twitter.com/26prU74yaY
— 新海誠 (@shinkaimakoto) December 15, 2021
The Japanese filmmaker is set to write and direct the film, alongside his collaborators in previous projects like “Your Name,” including animation director Kenichi Tsuchiya and art director Takumi Tanji.
“Suzume no Tojimari” is set to release in Japan in fall 2022. While we wait, here are some more Makoto Shinkai films in case it’s a “bawling your eyes out” kinda day.
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Poster from Makoto Shinkai’s Twitter