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Director Makoto Shinkai who brought us films, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5 Centimeters per Second, Your Name, and Weathering with You now brings us Suzume. The film is about a girl named Suzume who lost her mother at a young age in a natural disaster in Japan, now 17 years old, she meets a young man who travels around Japan closing magical doors. If they are not closed, they will release natural disasters all over Japan. Suzume joins him on his journey and finds answers along the way to questions and feelings she has been hiding. No spoilers ahead, so keep reading.

Master filmmaker Makoto Shinkai never stops working. His previous film, 2019's "Weathering With You," received plenty of acclaim, and the movie before that, 2016's "Your Name," was a global phenomenon. His newest film, "Suzume no Tojimari," will be released later this year.