Number: 155

Country: Japan, 25 minutes

Spoken Languages: Japanese

Genre(s): Drama, Sci-Fi, Animation, Romance, Short

Director(s): Makoto Shinkai

Cast: Donna Burke (voice of Operator, 'seiyuu' version), Mika Shinohara (voice of Mikako Nagamine), Makoto Shinkai (voice of Noboru Terao, original version), Sumi Mutoh (voice of Mikako Nagamine, 'seiyuu' version), Chihiro Suzuki (voice of Noboru Terao, 'seiyuu' version)

Medium: Original DVD,

Storyline: The story of the high school students Mikako Nagamine and Noboru Terao. When the alien Tarsians attack, Mikako volunteers to be a pilot in the space force that will protect mankind. The lovers try to remain in contact using cellular telephone text messages, but as each battle takes Mikako further from the Earth, each message takes longer to arrive. Will their love stand the tests of time and distance?

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3