Question 1

What does the title '5 Centimeters Per Second' refer to?

Accepted Answer

The title refers to the speed at which cherry blossom petals fall, which metaphorically represents humans and how people slowly drift apart.

Question 2

How did this film affect some team members during production?

Accepted Answer

Four team members were so inspired by the movie that they decided to marry their partners during production, according to the director.

Question 3

What was unusual about the film's background art in 2009?

Accepted Answer

In 2009, a Chinese animation company admitted to plagiarizing several backgrounds from the film for their own animation series.

Question 4

How did the director originally plan to structure this film?

Accepted Answer

Makoto Shinkai originally planned to make 10 five-minute short stories with their own songs, but eventually cut it down to only 3 stories.

Question 5

Which international film festival featured this movie in both 2009 and 2013?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the Locarno International Film Festival in both 2009 and 2013.

Question 6

What does the title '5 Centimeters Per Second' refer to?

Accepted Answer

The title refers to the speed at which cherry blossom petals fall, metaphorically representing humans and how people slowly drift apart.

Question 7

Which major international film festival featured this movie?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the Locarno International Film Festival in both 2009 and 2013.

Question 8

How did this film inspire some of its production team members?

Accepted Answer

Four team members were so inspired by the movie that they decided to marry their partners during production.

Question 9

What unusual plagiarism case is connected to this film?

Accepted Answer

In 2009, Chinese animation company Liuzhou Lan Hai technologies Ltd. admitted to plagiarizing several backgrounds from the film.

Question 10

What was the original plan for the film's structure before it became three stories?

Accepted Answer

The director originally planned to make 10 short stories of 5 minutes each with their own songs, but cut it down to only 3 stories.

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