Makoto Shinkai's Suzume opens in Japanese theaters, following a teenage girl who joins a mysterious young man in closing doors across Japan that unleash disaster when left open.
Movie (2 hr. 1 min.) by CoMix Wave Films, aired Nov 11, 2022, with a first IMAX preview screening on Nov 7, 2022[1]
Suzume Iwato meets Souta Munakata, opens a door to another universe and releases evil; she joins him in locking all the open doors across Japan[1]
Nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 81st Golden Globe Awards[1]
Scored 8.23 on MyAnimeList by 292,039 users, ranked #419[1]
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myanimelist.net· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Nov 11, 2022· 100% of score
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CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE84%31.2 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Studio Ghibli's Whisper of the Heart releases in Japanese theaters, a coming-of-age story following bookish schoolgirl Shizuku as she chases a mysterious cat and discovers her own ambitions as a writer.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE87%13.2 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
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CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE85%10.1 years agoJapanese theatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
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CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE84%14.8 years agoJapanese theatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1]/AniList listing.
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Grave of the Fireflies opens in Japanese theaters, a Studio Ghibli war drama following two orphaned siblings, Seita and his young sister Setsuko, struggling to survive in the final months of World War II.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE83%10.7 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu releases in Japanese theaters, the first installment of Shaft's three-part adaptation of Nisio Isin's Monogatari prequel novel, in which high schooler Koyomi Araragi meets the vampire Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade and is reborn as her vampire kin.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE82%13.9 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Shaft's Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal opens in Japanese theaters, recapping the back half of the TV series as Homura Akemi and the other magical girls confront the truth behind their contracts and the witch Walpurgisnacht.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE6.8 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
The compilation film Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These - Seiran 3 opens in Japanese theaters, recutting the third arc of the Die Neue These reboot into a feature covering the closing stages of the civil wars within the Alliance and the Empire.
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CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE91%5.7 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Bandai Namco Pictures's Gintama: THE VERY FINAL opens in Japanese theaters, the third and concluding film in the Silver Soul arc as the Yorozuya and their allies make a final stand against the Tendoshuu and the ever-returning Utsuro.
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