First anniversary of "Suzume"

Time flies, and today marks one year since Suzume opened in cinemas in Japan.

Since then, I have watched the movie 11 times. Some of them included live broadcast of events being held at another cinema and a "director's retake".

Suzume no Tojimari all-Japan stage greeting

Suzume stage event with director Shinkai Makoto

Final screening of Suzume in Japan with live broadcast of stage event

I wrote a post taking a deep dive into Suzume.

I saw director Shinkai Makoto in person at two events.

Director Shinkai Makoto in person at Dolby Cinema screening of Suzume no Tojimari

Suzume stage event with director Shinkai Makoto

 

I translated the two short stories handed out to movie-goers in Japan.

Suzume—Tamaki’s Story (unofficial translation of 小説すずめの戸締まり～環さんのものがたり～)

Suzume—Serizawa’s Story (unofficial translation of 小説すずめの戸締まり～芹澤のものがたり～)

I still have to write that summary for the audio commentary, though... 😅

Note: There is an online event with director Shinkai Makoto tonight on X (previous Twitter), this is the link to that event, which starts at 7 p.m. (1900) JST on 11 November 2023.