Makoto Shinkai: order to watch all his films

In the lively dinnerPersonally, what I like the most is Studio Ghibli movies. These have the filmography of the great Hayao Miyazaki, as well as other equally remarkable works. If my opinion interests you, I think the director who comes closest to the genius of Ghibli is Makoto Shinkai.

For this reason, today I will tell you in what order to watch the movies of Makoto Shinkai. And it is that, in addition to world fame “your name.“, To other very interesting tapes. Before starting the article, I leave you with some basic ideas.

• Roughly, all Makoto Shinkai films are independent.
• However, the director sometimes likes to insert character cameos from previous filmsor even do the stories take place in the same world, so I think it is advisable to see them in order.

The promised place

• Release year: 2004
• Duration: 1h30
• What is it about?: On the island of Hokkaido (in a very different Japan from the real one) a very tall tower is under construction. Young Hiroki, Takuya and Sayuri dream of flying to her and they start building a plane for it. However, their future will not be what they expect.

5cm per second

• Release year: 2007
• Duration: 1h04min
• What is it about?: Akari and Tataki met in elementary school and they formed a very strong bond. Unfortunately, after finishing school, they break up because the girl’s parents are going to live in a new town. Both maintain a contact by mail, but this one weakens, to the point that the boy decides to go to visit his old friend.

Viaje to Agartha

• Release year: 2011
• Duration: 1h56
• What is it about?: One day, young Asuna meets Shun, a boy who claims to be from an underworld called Agartha. The two become good friends, but one day the boy disappears without a trace. This leads Asuna to travel to the magical and mysterious Agartha.

the garden of words

• Release year: 2013
• Duration: 46 mins
• What is it about?: A boy who dreams of being a shoemaker and a grown woman who loves beer meet in the park every time it rains. Gradually, they gain confidence and influence each other.

your name.

• Release year: 2016
• Duration: 1h46
• What is it about?: Mitsuha is a young woman who lives in a small town in Japan. Tired of the life she leads, she dreams of living in Tokyo. Mysteriously, she begins to chat with Taki, a boy who happens to live in Tokyo. In this way, there are days when both wake up in each other’s bodies and have to live their lives. Although they have never met physically, the bond between Taki and Mitsuha grows stronger.

time with you

• Release year: 2019
• Duration: 1h54
• What is it about?: One day, young Hodaka runs away from home to live in a Tokyo where it never stops raining. Although the beginnings were difficult, he landed a job in a rather seedy magazine. During one of his travels, he meets Hina, a girl who seems to have a strange relationship with time and power over it.

susume

• Release year: 2022
• Duration: 2h2min
• What is it about?: Suzume is a 17-year-old girl who lives in a quiet town in Japan and leads a very normal life. One day she meets a boy who is looking for a kind of door, which will be the beginning of an incredible story.

And here is this article in which I tell you what is the recommended order to watch Makoto Shinkai movies. Have you seen them all? Do you have any pending? I invite you to answer these questions in the comments.

Also, it’s never a bad time to ask yourself this other question: What is your favorite Makoto Shinkai movie? I read you! If you wanna know mine, I’ll stay with”your name.” e “5cm per second”, even if the truth is that they all seem awesome to me.