This two-minute short film was written, directed and supervised by Makoto Shinkai in cooperation with the Communication Education Association. Since it was screened during Japan's college entrance examination period, it can be seen as a work to cheer up the candidates. The fresh and passionate scene makes people seem to be immersed in that time.
The story tells the story of the intersection between Kaiho, a girl from a cram school who has never left the island, and Shota, who studies while working, through communication education. The scene of opening the test paper in the examination room and the final moment of releasing the results are shocking, and can be regarded as the most powerful encouragement to the students who are about to step into the examination room.
The painting style continues Shinkai Makoto's previous fresh, beautiful and realistic style. The character design and painting supervision are by Tanaka Masaga, the painter of "Unknown Flower Name" and "Tutor". The voice actor lineup includes Sakura Ayane, the voice actor of Hotaru Takekawa in "Forest of Fireflies", Kenaki Ono, the voice actor of the Japanese version of Harry Potter, Masahiko Tanaka, the voice actor of "Initial D", etc.
This short commercial is superbly produced and resembles the trailer for the animated theatrical version. In the past two years, Xin Haicheng has launched relevant advertisements and product promotional videos with its warm atmosphere and fresh painting style, which have received a lot of praise, such as the real estate promotional video "Someone's Eyes" that we have introduced before.
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