Suzume no Tojimari

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Suzume no Tojimari
File:Suzume no Tojimari poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Japaneseすずめの戸締まり
HepburnSuzume no Tojimari
LiterallySuzume's Locking-Up
Directed byMakoto Shinkai
Written byMakoto Shinkai
Starring
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11)
Running time
121 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Suzume no Tojimari (Japanese: すずめの戸締まり, Hepburn: Suzume no Tojimari, lit. "Suzume's Locking Up") is an upcoming Japanese animated fantasy adventure film produced by CoMix Wave Films and distributed by Toho. It depicts a high school girl and a mysterious young man trying to prevent a series of disasters across Japan. The film was commissioned in 2020, written and directed by Makoto Shinkai.

The film features the voices of Nanoka Hara and Hokuto Matsumura, with the character designs by Masayoshi Tanaka, animation direction by Kenichi Tsuchiya, art direction by Takumi Tanji, and music by Radwimps and Kazuma Jinnouchi.

Suzume no Tojimari is scheduled to be theatrically released in Japan in November 2022, and internationally in early 2023.

Premise

The film is about Suzume, a 17-year-old girl who lives in a quiet town in the Kyushu region of southwestern Japan. The story begins when Suzume meets a young man looking for a "door". The two travel together and find an old door at an abandoned house in the mountains. As if pulled by something, Suzume reaches out her hand towards the door and is pulled in. "Doors of Disaster" begin to appear across Japan, which started a series of unfortunate disasters.

The film is a journey through Japan as Suzume needs to close and lock the "Doors of Disaster" one by one to stop the disasters, as well as an adventure and battle in the modern world in search of a girl's maturity and freedom.[2]

Cast

Production

Director Makoto Shinkai and his staff planned the project from January to March 2020. They started developing the film's script in April, which is when the Japanese government declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8] In an interview with TV Asahi, Shinkai mentions that the pandemic had a less tangible effect on the film's production. However, he said that "the mood of the times is indelibly etched into the script," adding that the film will have a post-apocalyptic theme.[8] After finishing the script in August, the storyboards were drafted from September 2020 to December 2021, while the production of the animation started in April 2021.[7] The film was officially unveiled during a press conference on December 15, 2021. The film's staff includes Masayoshi Tanaka as the character designer, Kenichi Tsuchiya as the animation director, and Takumi Tanji as the art director. CoMix Wave Films and Story Inc. were revealed as the film's producers.[7] In October 2022, Shinkai announced that production on the film has completed.[9]

Casting

Nanoka Hara was revealed as the voice of Suzume Iwato on July 5, 2022. Shinkai selected her from an audition involving more than 1,700 people. Hara has been a fan of Shinkai's works, remarking that she could not imagine being the one to share the "unforgettable, heart-shaking sensation" she felt when first seeing one of his films in theaters.[3][10] On September 6, 2022, Hokuto Matsumura's role as Sōta Munakata was revealed. He described the character as one that "I had never seen in any of the director's works." Therefore, Matsumura gave a voice for Sōta that he "had never heard before," which involved using a slightly lower tone. Shinkai found his voice to be "impressive" and that it "embodies the character."[11] Suzume and Sōta will serve as Hara and Matsumura's first anime voice-acting roles.[3][11] On September 29, Eri Fukatsu, Shota Sometani, Sairi Ito, Kotone Hanase, Kana Hanazawa, and Matsumoto Hakuō II were revealed to be joining the voice cast.[5] On October 25, Ryūnosuke Kamiki, who voiced Taki Tachibana in Your Name, was added to the cast as the role of Tomoya Serizawa.[6]

Music

Suzume no Tojimari
Soundtrack album by
Radwimps and Kazuma Jinnouchi
ReleasedNovember 11, 2022
LanguageJapanese
LabelUniversal Music Japan
Radwimps chronology
The Last 10 Years: Original Soundtrack
(2022) 		Suzume no Tojimari
(2022)
Kazuma Jinnouchi chronology
RWBY: Ice Queendom Original Soundtrack
(2022) 		Suzume no Tojimari
(2022)

On September 20, 2022, it was announced that the band Radwimps, which had previously collaborated with Shinkai on Your Name and Weathering with You, will be composing the score for the film, along with composer Kazuma Jinnouchi. It was also revealed that TikTok singer Toaka provided the vocals for the first theme song "Suzume" (すずめ),[12] which debuted on music streaming services on September 30, 2022.[13] The second theme song "Kanata Haluka" (カナタハルカ) debuted online on October 28, 2022.[6] The soundtrack will be released on November 11, 2022, the day of the film's release. Some of its recordings were done at Abbey Road Studios in London.[14]

Suzume no Tojimari track listing[15][16]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The First Encounter" (二人の出逢い) Yojiro Noda 
2."Abandoned Resort" (廃墟の温泉街) 
  • Kazuma Jinnouchi
  • Noda
 
3."First Aid" (手当て) Noda 
4."Cat Chase" (キャットチェース) Noda 
5."At Night in Ferry" (夜のフェリー) Noda 
6."Cat Me If You Can" (猫探し) Akira Kuwahara 
7."Abandoned School" (廃校の風景) Jinnouchi 
8."Time for Two" (二人の時間) Noda 
9."Hitchhike" (ドライブ) Jinnouchi 
10."Two Little Terrors" (子守り) Jinnouchi 
11."Dreaming on Ferris Wheel" (廃遊園地) 
  • Jinnouchi
  • Noda
 
12."Soldier's Break" (戦士の休息) Noda 
13."Shinkansen Super Express" (新幹線の旅) Jinnouchi 
14."History of Mimizu" (ミミズの歴史) Noda 
15."Significant Precursor" (予兆) Jinnouchi 
16."Sky Over Tokyo" (東京上空) Noda 
17."Suzume's Departure" (決意〜旅立ち) 
  • Jinnouchi
  • Noda
 
18."Possessed" (狐憑き) Jinnouchi 
19."Double Riding" (自転車の二人) Noda 
20."It Wasn't a Dream" (夢じゃなかった) Noda 
21."The Other Side of the Door" (常世) 
  • Jinnouchi
  • Noda
 
22."Aftermath" (丘上の要石) Jinnouchi 
23."To Be with Sota" (草太の元へ) 
  • Noda
  • Jinnouchi
 
24."Prayer" (祈り) Jinnouchi 
25."Closing the Door" (戸締まり) 
  • Noda
  • Jinnouchi
 
26."Kanata Haluka" (カナタハルカ)NodaNoda 
27."Suzume feat. Toaka" (すずめ feat.十明)NodaNoda 
28."Tamaki"NodaNoda 
29."Tears of Suzume" (すずめの涙)NodaNoda 

Marketing

A teaser poster was released alongside the film's announcement.[7] On April 9, 2022, an updated version featuring the film's protagonist was released online and as a full-page advertisement in the morning edition of The Asahi Shimbun newspaper.[17][18] It was also announced that the film would be released on November 11.[17] Toho debuted a teaser trailer on April 10, 2022,[19] and a full trailer was released on July 15.[20] The main poster, along with the second trailer, was released on September 29, 2022.[5] Nippon TV previewed the first 12 minutes of the film on October 28, 2022, during a broadcast of Your Name on the network's Kin'yō Road Show [ja] program.[21][9]

A bonus booklet, titled Shinkai Makoto Hon (新海誠本), will be given to filmgoers in Japan, and will have a print run of 3 million copies. The booklet will contain the original proposals for Suzume, Your Name, and Weathering with You, and interviews with Shinkai, Hara, and Matsumura.[22] Various companies will partner with the film, including McDonald's,[23] Lawson,[24] and the mobile phone company au.[25] Additionally, a promotional campaign will be held involving one local company from each of the 47 prefectures of Japan.[26]

Release

Suzume no Tojimari will be released theatrically in Japan by Toho on November 11, 2022, through regular and IMAX screenings.[17][27] Midnight screenings will be held at 11 theaters across six cities.[22] The film will have an advance IMAX screening on November 7 for eligible watchers who will be decided through a lottery.[27]

Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures, and Wild Bunch International have acquired the film's global distribution rights. Crunchyroll will handle distribution in North America and will partner with Sony in territories outside of Asia, while Sony and Wild Bunch will co-distribute in Europe. The companies will begin screening the film in early 2023.[28]

Adaptations

A novel adaptation written by Shinkai was released on August 24, 2022, under the Kadokawa Bunko imprint.[29][30] A portion of the novel was included in a booklet distributed during the 2022 Kadobun Summer Fair, which was held in Japanese bookstores on June 10.[30]

A manga adaptation illustrated by Denki Amashima began serialization in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine on October 25, 2022.[31]

References

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  2. ^ 新海誠の最新作「すずめの戸締まり」来秋公開！“扉”を閉めていく少女のロードムービー. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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  18. ^ 新海作品PRスタッフ [@shinkai_works] (April 9, 2022). 本日の朝日新聞朝刊(全国版)に『すずめの戸締まり』の全面広告が〜！！ 鈴芽のビジュアルがついに解禁！！公開日も発表となりました！🚪✨ どのような物語になるのか、、ご期待ください！ (Tweet). Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Twitter.
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