Three moments in Takaki’s life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.

“A haunting, delicate meditation on love, distance, and time — devastating in its emotional restraint.”
— Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

“A heartbreakingly beautiful portrait of romantic longing, rendered with astonishing visual precision.”
— Tasha Robinson, The A.V. Club