"Director: Makoto Shinkai"

• The Place Promised in Our Early Days / Voices of a Distant Star Twin Pack | DVD | (26/09/2016) from £14.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From Makoto Shinkai the man hailed as Japan's new Miyazaki come two unusual and evocative tales of love and relationships. In Voices of a Distant Star when a mysterious alien force begins to attack Earth young Mikako feels compelled to join the resistance. But when she does so she leaves behind the young man that she loves. As she flies further into deep space the time between her messages to him becomes days then months and finally years. While she ages a few days he grows years older. Can love transcend time and space? The Place Promised in Our Early Days follows the lives of three young people as they grow from middle school into adulthood. A mysterious tower provides a powerful magnet for their ambitions and dreams but when Sayuri suddenly disappears Hiroko and Takyua find themselves on divergent paths. It will take time and the threat of war to draw the friends back together again. But will it be too late? Or will love provide the key to conquer all See how one of Japan’s most talented new directors started their careers in anime right here! Extras Collector’s packaging and other content to be confirmed shortly! Includes Travelling Daru short from Comix Wave

• The Shinkai Collection | DVD | (03/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  This collection presents a double feature from popular anime director Makoto Shinkai. Voices Of A Distant Star Noboru Terao and Mikako Nagamine are two middle school students who are about to advance to high school and are growing close to each other. As they think about which high school to attend Mikako is selected for military service. The Earth is in the middle of an interstellar war against the alien Tarsians and Mikako has just the abilities that they are looking f

• The Place Promised In Our Early Days | DVD | (18/02/2013) from £26.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From Japanese Director Makoto Shinkai comes his critically acclaimed full length animated feature film. In an alternate post-war timeline, Japan is divided into the Union-controlled North and the US-controlled South. In 1996, an enormous tower is constructed on the southern shore of Hokkaido, it's purpose-unknown. Curious, three school children make a vow to discover the mysterious tower's secrets. Will this promise have to be left unfulfilled when one of the three falls into a coma...