"Journey to Suzuya" is beautiful.
"Suzuya's Journey" is the latest work of director Makoto Shinkai and will be released in mainland China on March 24, 2023. The film tells the story of a girl who has lost her memory and a mysterious cat demon who searches for her past throughout Japan, encountering all kinds of wonderful people and things along the way. The film uses the 311 earthquake in Japan as the background and explores themes such as life, time, memory and love.
"Suzuya's Journey" performed well at the box office in Japan and was also warmly welcomed by Chinese audiences. As of 9:54 on March 23, the total pre-sale box office of the film has exceeded the sky. The film also received high scores on major movie websites, with 9.2 on Weibo and 7.8 on Douban. Many netizens also made positive comments and discussions about the film on social platforms.
"Suzuya's Journey" is an animated film worth watching. It shows director Makoto Shinkai's unique insights and emotional expression on themes such as life, time, memory and love. The film also caused the audience to think and cry about themselves and others, the past and the future, reality and fantasy, etc. Although the film also has some shortcomings, this does not prevent it from becoming an excellent work, and it also reflects director Makoto Shinkai's spirit of continuous exploration and innovation.
The wonderful plot introduction of "Suzuya's Journey":
Suzuya is a 17-year-old girl living in a quiet town in Kyushu. One day she met " Sota, a traveling young man looking for a door. Following his footsteps, Suzuya came to the ruins on the mountain, where she found an ancient door standing alone. Suzuya seemed to be attracted by something and stretched her hand towards the door.
It is said that disaster will come to the world from the other side of the door, so Souta travels around as a "closer" who locks the door. "Suzuya, I like it." "As for you, you are in the way." As soon as the minister finished speaking, Souta turned into a chair! And it was a chair with one leg missing that Suzuya's mother gave her as a birthday gift when she was little. In order to catch the minister, Souta ran out like a three-legged chair, and Suzuya followed in a hurry.
Soon after, doors began to open one after another across Japan. Under the guidance of the mysterious door and the kitten, Suzume began her "door-door journey" in Kyushu, Shikoku, Kansai, Tokyo and the Japanese archipelago. Suzume received a lot of help along the way, and when she arrived at her destination, she discovered a forgotten truth.