The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
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Against all odds, a promise will be kept.
In a post-war alternative timeline, Japan is divided into the North, controlled by the Union, and the South, controlled by the United States. A mysterious high tower rises within the borders of the Union. Three high school students promise to cross the border with a self-built airplane and unravel the secret of the tower.
- Released: 2004-11-20
- Genres: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War, Science Fiction
- Runtime: 1h 30m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 571 votes
Directed by Makoto Shinkai.
Top cast
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Hiroki Fujisawa (voice)
- Masato Hagiwara as Takuya Shirakawa (voice)
- Yuuka Nanri as Sayuri Sawatari (voice)
- Unsho Ishizuka as Okabe (voice)
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Tomizawa (voice)
- Risa Mizuno as Maki Kasahara (voice)
- Hidenobu Kiuchi as Arisaka (voice)
- Masami Iwasaki as Emishi Seisakujo Koin / Eki Shanai Announce / Byoin Incho (voice)
- Eiji Takemoto as Emishi Seisakujo Koin / TV News (voice)
- Takahiro Hirano as Emishi Seisakujo Koin / Daigakuinsei (voice)
Where to watch The Place Promised in Our Early Days
- United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- India: stream on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Australia: stream on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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