KUSU, Oita Prefecture--Local students and sightseeing officials re-created a door from anime director Makoto Shinkai’s film “Suzume no Tojimari” (Suzume's door locking). It was placed on the ...

And this is only the beginning of Suzume's adventure, which takes her and Souta on a road trip along Japan's coastline to close more doors and make Daijin return to his post before the worm ...

His family has been locking these doors for generations without ... of a coming-of-age story. While Suzume harbors romantic feelings--close to admiration--for Sota, he is more mature and acts ...