Within its opening minutes,Suzumedraws you into a crucial conflict. High school girl Suzume Iwato encounters Sota Munakata, a “Closer” who travels across Japan to stop earthquakes caused by a supernatural worm. When Sota is fused into a chair by a mysterious cat called Daijin, Suzume goes ...
Daijin is a mysterious white cat who can speak human language and appears suddenly before Suzume. They often appear at places where a door is opened to toy with Suzume and Sota. Suzume’s ChairA children’s chair that Suzume used when she was a child. It’s missing one of its legs. ...
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But narratively, it shines through most brightly in the way that Suzume’s chance encounter with Sōta brings her face-to-face with a door to another dimension — and a trickster cat deity called Daijin (Ann Yamane, Lena Josephine Marano) who’s more than happy to leave the door open ...
Daijin’s arrival as a dangerously cute yet cruel cat of mystic origins provides Suzume with the kind ofanime villainthat’s often been absent in Shinkai’s previous offerings. The road trip format also lends more focus to the narrative while introducing a range ofanime characterswe want to ...
The clip highlights the English dub’s voice actors as Nichole Sakura brings Suzume to life with ease. Josh Keaton fills out Sota’s role while Lena Josephine Marano nails Daijin’s trickster tone. If you want to see more of Suzume in action, the film is currently screening in theaters na...
Another highlight is the trickster kitty Daijin. He's justsocute and misunderstood. He just wants to experience love! He wants to be Suzume's lapcat, not a mythical guardian stone! He wants to live! (Just thinking about this cat makes me cry.) ...
is always about finding ways to remove friction and inefficiency from our everyday lives despite all the routines that we undertake to maintain some kind of semblance of tradition. But there’s always a gap there, and that’s what I wanted to put into perspective with Daijin and social ...
It’s clear that Shinkai greatly admires and valuesHayao Miyazaki‘s storytelling and fantasy creations. In Shinkai’s “Suzume,” we can observe how he draws from Miyazaki’s captivating storytelling techniques and is influenced by his work. Shinkai’s Daijin, is likely inspired by Miyazaki’s...