Adam Conlon, Curt Gowdy, Cynthia Martinez
This startling short anime feature was created entirely by one person, Maktoto Shinkai, on his home computer. Beautifully animated, VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR is the story of a young woman named Mikako ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 10, 2003
Stats: 419 reviews
Most prior reviews have said what needs to be said: this is a brilliant short animated film, with a plot and theme that are at once sincere and beautiful simple human emotion yet also high concept and metaphysically reflective.
The most striking thing about this project's creat...( read more)
Shinkai Makoto really knows his stuff.This anime manages to effectively combine high-flying mecha space battles with a sweet, sentimental romance that spans the galaxy itself, and all in the span of 20 minutes. Though this may not sound like a formula for success, it works a hell...( read more)
Poetic, beautiful, heartfelt, heartbreaking, mesmerizing, original, stirring, and that song that plays at the end is haunting in the most perfect kind of way.
A powerful piece with great sensibility...although it is set in outer space with a futuristic atmosphere, its universal theme is very grounded: love! Distance cannot curtail the feelings that one in love can bring. The characters are thorough, deep, smartly created; the plot ref...( read more)
The animation isn't truly top-notch but the story is truly amazing. The backbone of the story is a very simple concept, distance between lovers, but it works splendidly on this one.
Very touching story about keeping touch across the distance. Of waiting for that lingering phone call, that one message.
i saw it during an anime class. this guy spent 7 years on this movie and did everything himself. it seemed like this guy was seriously deppressed when he made it.
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