slickwataris
02/27/09, 09:29 PM
February 28, 2009 is Global Shinkai Day. Makoto Shinkai is a DIY Japanese filmmaker hailed as "the new Miyazaki." Voices of a Distant Star was released in 2002, written, directed, edited and animated by Shinkai on an apple computer. His first full length film, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, was released in 2004. 5 Centimeters Per Second was released in 2007, a collection of three short stories "about their distance."
Cherry Blossoms Falling (http://cherryblossomsfalling.myfastforum.o rg/) and Crunchy Roll (http://www.crunchyroll.com/) are hosting the day long event. Voices of a Distant Star, The Place Promised In Our Early Days, and 5 Centimeters Per Second will be streamed for free all day on Crunchy Roll (http://www.crunchyroll.com/group/Global_Shinkai_Day).
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Cherry Blossoms Falling (http://cherryblossomsfalling.myfastforum.o rg/) and Crunchy Roll (http://www.crunchyroll.com/) are hosting the day long event. Voices of a Distant Star, The Place Promised In Our Early Days, and 5 Centimeters Per Second will be streamed for free all day on Crunchy Roll (http://www.crunchyroll.com/group/Global_Shinkai_Day).
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