Mitsuki Takahata has been announced as the lead actress playing Akari in the upcoming live-action adaptation of 5 Centimeters per Second. Alongside the casting news, the fourth teaser visual has also been unveiled. The film is scheduled to premiere in Japan on October 10, 2025.
New Teaser Visual:
ADDITIONAL CAST:
Mitsuki Takahata as Akari
CAST:
Nana Mori as Kanae Sumida
Yuzu Aoki as Takaki
Mai Kiryuu as Risa Mizuno
Hokuto Matsumura as Takaki Tonoo
Haruto Ueda as young Takaki
Noa Shiroyama as young Akari Shinohara
Originally released in 2007 as an anime film by Makoto Shinkai, 5 Centimeters per Second is now being adapted into a live-action project. Hokuto Matsumura of SixTONES will take on the lead role of Takaki Tono, with Yoshiyuki Okuyama set to direct.
Comix Wave Film’s official website describes the story as follow:
After transferring to the same elementary school, Takaki and Akari became best friends.However, their lives change when the families of both are forced to relocate. After a year of separation, Takaki is about to reunite with Akari. As he sits on the train from Tokyo, memories of the past rush through Takaki’s head, his meeting time with Akari drawing ever closer. Takaki and Akari begin to wonder if they will ever be able to see each other again, and share their secret feelings. Join Takaki on a journey into three interconnected tales of love and lost innocence that span the minutes and months of their lives.
Source: Comic Natalie
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