{"rewrite":{"id":"r_839ea491ecf47215861bfe8d","clusterId":"c_6a4565d64323ec84c03b035f","slug":"gkids-sets-north-american-release-for-live-action-5-centimeters-per-second","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"GKIDS Sets North American Release For Live-Action 5 Centimeters Per Second","summary":"GKIDS will screen the live-action film of Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimeters per Second in North American theaters starting October 23. The company streamed an English-subtitled trailer and says home video details will come later this year. The film opened in Japan in October 2025, sold 278,000 tickets and earned 420 million yen (about US$2.78 million) in its first three days, and ranked at #2 in its opening weekend.","whyItMatters":"The North American run arrives a year after the Japanese opening, with GKIDS handling both the theatrical date and a home video release to follow.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSixTONES member Hokuto Matsumura stars as Takaki, the role he also voiced in Suzume as Sota Munakata. Yoshiyuki Okuyama directed the film, Ayako Suzuki wrote the script, and Ayatake Ezaki composed the music, with Kenshi Yonezu performing the theme song \u0026#34;1991.\u0026#34; Spoon produced and TOHO distributed in Japan.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe source anime opened in Japan in 2007. Shinkai directed, wrote, and storyboarded that film, and also worked as sound director, producer, and art director, with Tenmon composing the music.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"GKIDS is giving the live-action 5 Centimeters Per Second a theatrical run before any home video date exists, so North American viewers who want it at all have to catch it in cinemas on October 23.","twitterPost":"GKIDS will screen live-action 5 Centimeters Per Second in North American theaters on October 23, with home video details still unannounced.","threadsPost":"The live-action 5 Centimeters Per Second gets a North American theatrical run starting October 23 through GKIDS, but home video details are being held back. That sequencing puts the burden on theaters first: North American viewers who miss the October 23 window have no announced way to see it.","newsletterBlurb":"GKIDS will start screening the live-action 5 Centimeters per Second in North American theaters on October 23, with home video details to follow later this year. The film opened in Japan in October 2025 and sold 278,000 tickets in its first three days. Hokuto Matsumura stars, Yoshiyuki Okuyama directed, and Spoon produced, with TOHO distributing in Japan.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-08/live-action-5-centimeters-per-second-film-screens-in-n-america-on-october-23/.242642\",\"title\":\"Live-Action 5 Centimeters Per Second Film Screens in N. America on October 23\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4337,"outputTokens":603,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791486428,"createdAt":"2026-10-08T19:01:41.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-08T19:06:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T19:06:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6a4565d64323ec84c03b035f","canonicalTitle":"News\nLive-Action 5 Centimeters Per Second Film Screens in N. America on October 23","representativeArticleId":"a_c902539ce67d5f7bba88cd91","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"5 Centimeters per Second\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Makoto Shinkai\"],\"type\":\"license\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-08T18:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-08T18:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T19:06:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-08/live-action-5-centimeters-per-second-film-screens-in-n-america-on-october-23/.242642","title":"News\nLive-Action 5 Centimeters Per Second Film Screens in N. America on October 23"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["5 Centimeters per Second"],"studios":[],"people":["Makoto Shinkai"],"type":"license","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}