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Live-Action ‘5 Centimeters Per Second’ to Debut in Japan on October 10, 2025

A newly released teaser image offers the first glimpse of Hokuto Matsumura as Takaki in Yoshiyuki Okuyama’s adaptation.

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Overview

  • The film is directed by Yoshiyuki Okuyama with a screenplay credited to Fumiko Suzuki.
  • Hokuto Matsumura stars as Takaki, marking his first live-action lead following his voice role in Suzume and activities with idol group SixTones.
  • Production is handled by Spoon and distribution by Toho, one of Japan’s leading film companies.
  • A teaser image released in late May shows Matsumura against a backdrop of cherry blossoms and snow, hinting at the film’s visual tone.
  • The adaptation revisits themes of love, loss and the passage of time first explored in the 2007 anime.