The first images of the female lead Suzume in Suzume no Tojimari - The doors are closed

Makoto Shinkai - the creator of the anime Your Name, Weathering With You recently revealed the image of the anime heroine Suzume no Tojimari (Suzume's Door-Locking). After 3 years since Weathering With You aired, the audience is about to enjoy the film from the director who is considered 'The Witch of Sorrows'.

In the poster image for Suzume no Tojimari (Suzume's Door-Locking), it reads 'I'll see you later'. Along with that is the image of the main character Suzume from behind walking to a small town. It was 'an abandoned ryokan, rooms filled with bent ivy, rusty signs…'.

1. Main production team:
2. Director and Scriptwriter: Makoto Shinkai 
3. Character Designer: Masayoshi Tanaka (Your Name, Weathering With You) 
4. Animation Director: Kenichi Tsuchiya (Your name, Garden of Words) 
5. Art Direction: Takumi Tanji 
6. NSX: CoMix Wave Film, Story Inc. 

Director Shinkai shared: 'We have to think about how to close many doors that we have left open. I gave that responsibility to Suzume as she traveled around Japan closing various doors. I really hope that this movie will leave the audience with big smiles and excitement as they walk out of the theater."

Here are the movie plot details:

The film is a modern adventure story, a road movie revolving around the main character Suzume. This 17-year-old girl from Kyushu town met a young man looking for a door. They both found the door in the rubble and she opened it. 

Before long, all over Japan there were doors opening to disasters from the other side. The plot is Suzume's growth as she must be the one to find a way to close all the doors that cause disaster. 

The film project of director Shinkai is scheduled from March 1 to March 2020, the script is developed for a period of 4 months (from April to August 2020). Finally, the drafting of the storyboard from September 2020 to December 2021 and the actual production of the film began in April 2021 and is still going on to this day. 

Movie teaser video

A bit of related information, after 3 years since the movie Weathering With You was premiered in July 2019, it has become the 7th highest-grossing domestic film of all time in Japan. It is also the highest-grossing film in Japan in 2019, helping the name of director Shinkai become more and more famous. 

Attached to this director is the hit anime film Your Name, which premiered in August 2016 with the fifth highest grossing of all time in Japan, the third highest-grossing Japanese film and the highest-grossing animated film of all time. 3rd highest revenue. 

Shinkai's other hits include 5 Centimeters Per Second, Voices of a Distant Star, She and Her Cat, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, The Garden of Words, Children Who Chase Lost Voices. Each movie leaves viewers with many unforgettable impressions and emotions. 

Let's look forward to the release date of Suzume no Tojimari, fans!                              

Samuel Daniel

Update 19 April 2022