Suzume (Japanese: すずめの戸締まり, Hepburn: Suzume no Tojimari, lit. 'Suzume's Locking Up') is a 2022 Japanese animated coming-of-age fantasy adventure film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. The film follows 17-year-old high school girl Suzume Iwato and young stranger Souta Munakata, who team up to prevent a series of disasters across Japan by sealing doors from the colossal, supernatural worm that causes earthquakes after being released.


Suzume

Theatrical release poster

Japanese すずめの戸締まり
Literal meaning Suzume's Locking Up

Revised Hepburn Suzume no Tojimari
Directed by Makoto Shinkai
Written by Makoto Shinkai
Produced by
Kōichirō Itō
Kinue Itō
Wakana Okamura
Starring
Nanoka Hara
Hokuto Matsumura
Eri Fukatsu
Shota Sometani
Sairi Ito
Kotone Hanase
Kana Hanazawa
Matsumoto Hakuō II
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Cinematography Ryōsuke Tsuda
Edited by Makoto Shinkai
Music by
Radwimps
Kazuma Jinnouchi

Production
companies
CoMix Wave Films
Story Inc.
Distributed by Toho

Release date
November 11, 2022

Running time 122 minutes[1][2]
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Box office US$316.8 million