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雲のむこう、約束の場所

The Place Promised in Our Early Days

In an alternate timeline, Japan was divided after losing World War II: Hokkaido was annexed by "Union" while Honshu and other southern islands were under US sovereignty. A gigantic yet mysterious tower was constructed at Hokkaido and could be seen clearly from Aomori (the northernmost prefecture of Honshu) across Tsugaru Strait. In the summer of 1996, three 9th-graders had made a promise that one day they'll build an aircraft and unravel the tower's mystery, but their project was abandoned after the girl, Sayuri Sawatari, began experiencing sleeping sickness and transferred to Tokyo for better treatment. Three years later, Hiroki Fujisawa accidentally found out that Sayuri had been in a coma since then, and he asked Takuya Shirakawa to help him finding a way to revive her. What they don't know yet is that Sayuri's unconsciousness is somehow linked with secrets of the tower and the world. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original雲のむこう、約束の場所 (japanese)
RomajiKumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho
EnglishThe Place Promised in Our Early Days
Chinese云之彼端,约定的地方 (simplified · via wikidata)
Also known asBeyond the Clouds · The Promised Place · El lugar que nos prometimos · La Tour au-delà des Nuages · เหนือเมฆา ที่แห่งสัญญาของเรา · Oltre le nuvole, il luogo promessoci

Facts

FormatFeature film · 1 ep · 90 min · 2h total
Aired2004-11-20 (Autumn 2004)
StatusFINISHED
StudioCoMix Wave
SourceOriginal work
OriginJapan (Anime)
GenresDramaRomanceSci-Fi
ThemesHeterosexualMilitaryAviationComing of AgeTrainsCGIFemale ProtagonistMale ProtagonistWar

Reception

Community score6.93 / 10
Bayesian score6.98 / 10
Composite49.7
On lists51,242
Favourited377 (0.7%)
Completion92.4%
Drop rate1.4%
In backlog50.6%
Score spread σ1.80

Score distribution

116122023471481751,56362,61774,41983,83492,02410990

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
StudioCoMix WaveC12 of 32
Broadcast seasonAutumn 2004C26 of 52
Year2004C69 of 178
EraEarly 2000sC279 of 687
GenreSci-FiC626 of 1,409
FormatFeature filmD701 of 997
LengthMovieD701 of 997
Source materialOriginal workC730 of 1,732
GenreRomanceC813 of 1,687
Season (all years)AutumnC941 of 1,921
GenreDramaD1,175 of 1,917
OriginJapanC3,285 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorMakoto Shinkai, Ushio Tazawa
Character designUshio Tazawa
MusicTenmon
Original creatorMakoto Shinkai

AniList id 433 · MAL id 433 · record updated 2026-08-27