I wrote a 50-page thesis on Your Name and Weathering With You for my undergraduate honors program. This interview confirms so much of what I wrote about in that paper, it feels very, very rewarding to hear him talk about some of these subjects.

I saw Suzume in the cinema, the movie is very good. The narrative is very well built, the soundtrack and the excellent animation captivate you. Makoto Shinkai is a great director, this man deserves a lot. I hope he continues to create more movies like this. 👏🏼

This made me appreciate the movie even more. Thank you Mr. Makoto Shinkai and all the people who made this movie possible!

I watched SUZUME 11 Times in Theatre, and I am still craving more; it's a MASTERPIECE 😭😍

Cried when seeing this film with my sister in the theaters; this film got to me. A fan for many years. Saw 'Voices of a Distant Star' then stayed in the loop of his new films. I'm glad he's gotten more fans recently.

I'm so glad this film made it to theaters state-side. Being able to watch a Shinkai film in IMAX is almost a religious experience. It is so engrossing that you feel like you're going on a journey with the characters, and the theatrical experience just emphasizes this.

This man is a cinematic genius. Each of his films keep me wondering how can someone come up with these concepts. Thanks Crunchyroll for this insightful interview. ❤

The 3.11 earthquake affected me a lot more than I realized. Watching this film seven times has since confirmed that. Those blackened pages under the date of 3.11 always brought tears to my eyes.

One of the rare films I went and saw twice at the cinema. Worth it every time. The way this movie made the tsunami of 2011 real was incredible.

Shuzume was my first ANIME experience in a movie theatre in India🇮🇳. It was excellent visually and story-wise.

Saw it opening night here in America, it was such an amazing film! Makoto Shinkai truly makes amazing animated movies

My fav anime creator!!! Love Makoto Shinkai so much!!! Every single movie he has ever made has touched me deeply and changed my perception of life! I'm so grateful to him! 🙏🏻🖤

My best friend and I saw Suzume the night it came out where we live,, we both cried like babies 😂 I absolutely adore his work, and I can’t wait to see what he has in store for the future. We love you Makoto Shinkai sensei !! Thank you for your amazing work you’ve given to the art of animation and storytelling !! 🩷

i was lucky enough to see this in theaters, and this man is a genius, hes doing exactly what he said hes doing, making a better film each time and hes done it again with suzume.

I saw this film yesterday, and it is just beautiful… along with its message, Makoto Shinkai has always made great films. And they are all masterpieces, along with this film of course.

ANOTHER MASTERPIECE BY MAKOTO ❤ 😍 TRULY LEGEND ❤️‍🩹

We can definitely feel throughout his work that Makoto Shinkai is a truly and a deeply beautiful human being and I feel blessed that he shares his beauty with us and his poetic perspective of this wolrd that he loves. After watching Suzume a few days ago, I admire Mr Shinkai for his devotion to his passion and it shaked me in a way that I'm now even more motivated to do the same in my areas of interests ! Thank you for this interview and thank you to this beautiful soul, Makoto Shinkai ! Also, Thank you to the team that worked to made his movies even greater every time and for those who worked the way from Japan to Belgium to bring Suzume to my town theaters ! 🙏🏼💜

If this didn't bring tears to my eyes I'd be lying. Arigatougozaimashita to crunchyroll for this super deep and amazing interview with Sensei❤ And to Sensei We cannot thank you enough for doing this and bringing the movie out. Not only Japan but my country India was part sufferer in the tsunami disaster. And as you said Suzume is a way for the young to understand what the ruins and disasters means to the people, the community and the country as a whole. So I say to you sensei it is absolutely ethical and we are grateful for suzume which has helped closed our wounds and the world's wounds of old disasters. It brings me to tears to know how the team were hoping whether the movie might or might not be seen due to the pandemic which brought the world to a standstill. But like suzume the world is recovering with hope. Hope and love is truly the way out and time and nature will then help the humanity. I just want to close my monologue by leaving a prayer and hope that the humans stop the ecocidal behaviours of wars, hatred and climatic pollution and that we collectively from our nations put efforts to revive the flora fauna and lifeforms.❤

I chose Suzume as the first movie my daughter watched in a theatre. We both spend hours watching and rewatching Studio Ghibli movies. When Kiki's Delivery Service theme song played the joy on her face was heartwarming to see. Makoto san, thank you so much for doing what you're doing. After Miyazaki san, you're our favourite.

he's one of my favorite creators I hope he gets big like Studio Ghibli someday

I also loved how he referred to his previous movies as well as Miyazaki's works, Whisper of the heart, Children who chase lost voices, Kiki's delivery service etc. it was so nice to notice

日本人として見ると新海誠は本当に綺麗な言葉で話すなあと思う。文構造もすごい整理されてるしこういうとこが非常に作家らしい。

This is a masterpiece. Every film of yours is amazing. But this is our family's favorite. My kids laughed, cried, and felt the thrilling emotion. Thank you Mr. Makoto Shinkai and everyone behind the every magnificent film. ^^

I have already watched it 2 times in 9 days and im going again tomorrow Because i love it because things are not just happening they have learnings i have already written so much on it that every character every scene is made with love towards truth that everyone should know if they are missing out they are miss out love and blessing

Suzume was such a great theatrical experience for me. it was beautiful, heartbreaking, but also funny and heartfelt. i loved it so much. thank you Mr. Makoto Shinkai! also, Daijin has my whole heart 🥹

Shinkai is an anime genius !👏👏👏👏!

thanks for the interview. great film and director!

Saw Suzume opening night! What an incredible movie, congratulations and thank you to everyone who worked on it!

I am from Romania and for his final hope in this video, I really loved this movie and i like to see how real life happenings are implemented in his movies in a impressive way. Thank you🙏🏻

Already watched it 26 times at my cinema over the last two months. Man this movie is so good and even funner to analyze.

SUZUME IS BRILLIANT PIECE OF WORK AND HEARING FROM HIM SUCH DETAILING HE DID, SUCH THOUGHTS MAKES IT MORE AND MORE REMARKABLE. I WATCHED TWICE IN THEATERS AND EVERYTIME I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW.

I had already watched this film. And it's was wonderful! Thank you so much, Makoto Shinkai❤

living side by side with disasters, acknowledging real events and their effects on people in contemporary stories... I love this. Acknowledging that the struggles are not exactly rare, and also the human spirit that can respond to the 'new normal' in beautiful ways, rather than a bunch of stories that seem to be in denial or still catching up. There is some comfort in escaping back to some other time, even a surprisingly recent 'golden' time. But having many new stories just ignoring, and not learning anything from events, just makes us feel more disjointed. It starts to have the opposite effect of setting up delusion not hope and redemption.

I feel so blessed to be able to see Makoto Shinkai's story telling in his animated movies included Suzume. They've been the best anime movies I've ever seen. This movie was especially amazing and emotional.

Thank you so much Makoto Shinkai sensei, for making this another masterpiece. Arigato gozaimasu from Bangladesh

I had the chance to watch this in theaters a few weeks ago, and I really enjoyed it! Probably my favorite film by Shinkai this far.

Makoto senpai!!! I watched almost all of your movies, the story feels surreal and the breathtaking view of your sceneries never miss. Looking forward to more projects🤩😭

Amazing!! I liked it so much!

Thanks to makoto shinkai sensei , amazing incredible work , i'm cry so hard in the ending ༎ຶ⁠‿⁠༎ຶ

I enjoyed suzume a lot and hope this isn’t his last film, I need shinkai to make more✌️

I made it a tradition to watch all of Shinkai-sensei movies in gold class. The premium feel definitely changed the viewing experience for me, with gold, you get a wider screen which alone suits a film where every frame looks like a masterpiece, allowing you to appreciate every intricate detail. The chairs are much more separated and they recline so you feel more at ease with the atmosphere, a perfect setting for a date too. The best part for me however is the Dolby surround sound system, it creates vibrations throughout the whole room, you can feel the bass with every heart beat, making it feel like you're there with every dramatic fight scene. The best part is that there are not many people who interrupt the movie with talking or their phones. I highly recommend trying this at least once in your life, it no longer feels like you're watching movie, it feels like you're immersed as a part of the art. ❤

What a great interview!

Awesome Makoto Shinkai on the Direction of Suzume Interview Video.

Thanks crunchyroll India for directing my favourite anime director

yes, i indeed felt the connection between the world of suzume and our''s i did not feel it as another world(not a fake one)i like the sound tracks and it made me connect to the characters of the movie, and i want to see more from makoto shinkai in near future. I am a person who deeply connects with anime character feelings. and it has made me know about the disaster of 2011 in japan too.

Sweet memories

"But still am far away from the skills i want to reach" and thats how u become a GOAT.

The Legend Makoto 🐐

The master indeed

I just watched Suzume no Tojimari today. And I think it already topped Kimi no Na wa as my favorite anime movie as of now. Makoto Shinkai really outdid himself. I love the film so much that I wish I was able to watch this in the cinemas.

Great interview

*MASTERCLASS OF CINEMA!!* 😍

When in the movie was Yumi Arai’s song I started crying because Kiki from Kiki’s delivery service was listening to it and I love Studio Ghibli TwT

Legend

❤ 🙏🏼

Incroyable, merci pour cet interview et le film est vraiment magnifique. Bravo pour ce chef-d’œuvre

a living legend

Please bring more Makoto Shinkai movies to Crunchyroll. Thank you!

Lots of love from India ❤️🇮🇳

He is adorable

and yeah thank crunchy roll🙂🙂🙃🙃 , the video was well edited and the background tracks were perfectly selected.

Finally! 👍🏻

I was in theatre on this film, absolutely stunning animation and nice story. I kinnda regret that I went for 4D instead of 2D, cause I could hear the chairs when the effects started. But really good movie though

Suzume was one of the best Anime movie 🍿 i have ever seen

I wanna see this. Plus I read an article about what inspired him to make this

I am not a victim of earthquakes but I have a fear of earthquakes. So I felt fear when I saw this movie. (Today there was another big earthquake in Ishikawa prefecture and the bullet train stopped.) But now I searched "suzume" on KZfaq and watched the video of "suzume". The images are stunning and the way the main characters become mentally stronger after learning the truth is also very good and left a strong impression on me! When I miss them, I may go see them again in the movie theater. I would like to thank Director Shinkai for making such a movie!

Hoshi no Koe deserves a remake, has a very good potential, great director!

Shinkai-sensei mentions Hayao Miyazaki's film Kiki's Delivery Service theme music being used in Suzume. Speaking of Miyazaki, Whisper of the Heart was mentioned by name in the movie amongst people who saw the white cat Daijin on social media. Can it be that Studio Ghibli films are a thing in the Shinkai-verse?

I have actually seen all his movies after your name I went on a binge watch. You should definitely watch his film "childen who chase lost voices"

great film, good interview

16:07-16:13 I watched Suzume no Tojimari in theatre in my town at the same date Shinkai-sensei mentioned. I wasn't aware at first, but after watching the movie, I dug the info on Tohoku Earthquake. After knowing March 11 is the date the earthquake happened, I thought for a moment, 'what a coincidence I've watched this today, today (2023/03/11) is the exact date of Tohoku earthquake commemoration, this movie pays tribute to the victims of that earthquake', so I thought. 😲

This director is going through his creative prime...

Best Movie of all-time

I so adore your masterpiece Makoto Shinkai-san! 😍😍😍😍 What will be your reaction if Suzume won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film?

日本のメディアよりもずっと充実したインタビューです。 監督の純粋さも伝わってきました。 ありがとう。

EVERYONE WAKE UP, SHINKAI DROPPED A NEW INTERVIEW.

This is the man that will surpass Hayao Miyazaki in terms of excellence when it comes to making an anime. He is not quite there yet, but the path has been unfolded before him, he just needs to go on. And it will be amazing to witness his journey along this path. I know it might be a stupid comparison, but it reminds me of Lionel Messi, the great football player that is widely acknowledged as the best player of all time. I think so, too - yet i hope to live to the day to see the player that will surpass him. Its inevitable, because this is what human nature is about.

@Crunchyroll PLEASE tell us when Suzume will be coming to CR VOD

I heard about what the movie was originally going to be. I’m actually glad they changed it up. I also kinda liked the chair idea. Having those elements made it feel like a classic Disney movie.

I'm also huge RADWIMPS fan! ❤

12:50 which song are they talking about❓ 🥺

Last week I watch suzume and is a god dam master piece, anyone that think that the movie suck you got problem.i would like to use my asian weapon

I just watched Suzume at the cinema 2 days ago and I must say that it was INCREDIBLE, feom the story/characters to the GODLY music(especially Suzume and Sky over Tokyo).

Every 40 years or so, a New Miyazaki appears like Ho-Oh the Pokemon.

Awesome movie :)

man, I'm Asian, and even I'm impressed by how young he looks, the man is 50 yet he looks like one of my older cousins

How can i download this movie

With the thumbnail, I thought it's a Harry Potter video

10:40

The film isn’t bad better than weathering with you IMO but it does suffer from pacing issues particularly due to product placement within the movie and the romance between Suzume and Sota felt more like a Disney film with the love at first sight aspect compare to what was gradually developed like in your name these quirks prevent it from being a masterpiece like your name was IMO

As much as I dislike heavy-handed "environmental" messages in popular media, I am still excited to experience Suzume.

He is like Nobita

As an long-time follower of Shinkai since 2007, ever since he went mainstream with [Kimi no Na wa], I haven't felt the same impact with his new films as I did with his previous works. In particular, Byousoku 5CM, Kumo no Mukou and Kotonowa no Niwa are still my favourites.

When I first saw the movie at the cinema I thought that I was missing a good portion of knowledge to understand it. That's why I didn't like it that much when at the time since there underlying story was so unclear to me. When I saw it the second time I already had gathered more knowledge, but I still didn't fully understand it. I think this film is just so packed with small and bigger references that people outside of Japan don't really have the full possibility to experience the film like Mr Shinkai planned it.

Makoto Shinkai did not become the "new Hayao Miyazaki" as generally said at the time of Your Name's release, as his other releases unfortunately did not have the same level of repercussion as the one mentioned. But anyway, I admire your animations, they have a special and very loving touch, so you could say, which should be more valued in my opinion.

I just realized that I still have a yellow chair from my childchood in my room…

Will Shinkai be the next Miyazaki?

This guy is like the Christopher Nolan of anime

Comon things in Makoto Shinkai's 3 movies Protagonist is always running Knots Crazy ending

Suzume is rated PG