Even when Makoto Shinkai is working tirelessly on his next cinematic masterpiece, he always has time to write a brilliant novel adaptation as well, and it’s just been revealed that Suzume no Tojimari will be no different.
An original film by studio CoMix Wave Films, Suzume no Tojimari is being directed and written by Makoto Shinkai, alongside Masayoshi Tanaka as character designer, Kenichi Tsuchiya as animation director and Takumi Tanji as art director.
Suzume, a 17-year-old girl who lives in a quiet town in Kyushu, meets a young man on a journey “looking for doors.”