Unlike Takaki, Akari has moved on, she’s living her life and has a fiancé, with whom she’s going to marry very soon. However, wouldn’t you stop walking to greet an old friend? Here’s the thing: Takaki is a distant memory for Akari, that’s why she continued walking. Did she noticed that Takaki was the man next to her? Well, Akari stopped for a brief moment, which means she thought about him in that moment. Let’s start with Akari’s reaction at the railway crossing. Although not seeing Akari left him somehow sad, Takaki chooses to smile and continues to walk as the petals fall from the cherry blossoms. However, once the train was gone, she was gone too. In the end, Takaki stops to see if Akari is on the opposite side of the railway crossing. They crossed paths at the same exact spot where they expressed their wish of watching the cherry blossoms together when they were kids (before Akari moved away).

Then one day, Takaki and Akari pass by each other at a railway crossing, but a train passes by and cuts their view. Meanwhile, Akari is planning her wedding.īoth Takaki and Akari begin to recall a recent dream, where they relive their last encounter. There are flashbacks of a woman sending a couple of messages to Takaki, they are presumably from his ex-girlfriend. However, he’s not happy with how his life turned out. Upon this realization, Kanae cries herself to sleep. At this moment, Kanae realizes that Takaki’s heart belongs to someone else and that he’ll never see her as more than just a friend. However, right when she was about to confess her feelings for him, a rocket launch takes place and diverts Takaki’s attention away. Despite of Takaki’s indifferent attitude towards Kanae, she doesn’t give up. As a result, he developed the habit of writing messages to her without ever sending them. In addition, she often catches him searching for something / someone far away.Īfter all these years, Takaki still dreams about Akari. Meanwhile, Kanae notices that Takaki is always writing a message for someone. As a result, she often waits for Takaki after the classes so they can ride home together.ĭespite of Kanae’s attempts to be with Takaki, he seems to be completely oblivious about her feelings and romantic advances. One of his classmates, Kanae Sumida has a crush on him. Although, she wrote it for Takaki, Akari decided to keep it for herself. Meanwhile, Akari pulls out a letter from her bag. As the train leaves the station, Takaki gazes at Akari with sadness. They promise to continue writing letters to each other. After spending the night in a shed, Akari and Takaki part ways. As they walk toward a shed, the two share a kiss. Nonetheless, Akari is at the train station waiting for him.īoth Akari and Takaki head out of the train station to seek refuge.

The constant delays makes Takaki arrive at the station several hours after the scheduled time.

Then, a gust of wind blows towards Takaki, making him lose the letter written for Akari. Meanwhile, a snowstorm keeps delaying the train and during one of the stops, Takaki steps outside for a moment. In his hands, he holds a personal letter confessing his feelings for her. As a result, Takaki decides to meet up with Akari one last time before they stop seeing each other. Besides, Takaki is also moving to another city, which is even further away from Akari’s place. At this point, Takaki and Akari are still keeping in touch with each other through letters.ĭue to the physical distance between the two, it became increasingly difficult to maintain the friendship. However, Akari’s parents are on the move again, meaning that Akari has to continue her studies in another school. The two quickly become best friends due to similar interests and health issues. One day, he meets Akari Shinohara, a girl who just transferred to Takaki’s elementary school. Takaki Tōno is a young boy living in Tokyo. The film is a compilation of stories following the life of its main character Takaki Tōno. 5 Centimeters Per Second (2007) – Plot Summary Directed by Makoto Shinkai, the 2007 Japanese anime stars Kenji Mizuhashi as Takaki Tōno.

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