5 Centimeters Per Second (Byōsoku Go Senchimētoru) is a 2007 Japanese animated romantic drama film produced, written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. The film was finished on 22 January 2007. As in Shinkai’s previous works, Tenmon composed this film’s soundtrack. The film was awarded Best Animated Feature Film at the 2007 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The first part of the film was released on 16 to 19 Feb 2007. On 3 Mar 2007, the full length featured film had its theatrical premiere at Cinema Rise in Shibuya, Tokyo. The film consists of three segments: ‘Cherry Blossom’ (Ōkashō), ‘Cosmonaut’ (Kosumonauto), and ‘5 Centimeters per Second’ (Byōsoku Go Senchimētoru), totaling about an hour of runtime. The DVD was released on 19 July 2007.
A novelization of 5 Centimeters Per Second was released in Nov 2007, expanding on the film. In the July 2010 issue of the manga anthology Afternoon, a manga adaptation started serialization, illustrated by Seike Yukiko.
“5 Centimeters Per Second” will be screened on Fri 10 Feb 2017, 7.30 pm at TPD, 51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi.