It's not often I buy a DVD recommended by Amazon - usually it gets it wrong or it recommends something I've already got. Recently though, it recommended a film by Makoto Shinkai called "The Place Promised in Our Early Days". I was a little dubious about the synopsis for the film, but decided to give it a try anyway.
Often hailed as the new Miyazaki, Makoto Shinkai's "The Place Promised in Our Early Days" is a visual feast that tells the tale of three friends who want to fly a plane they built to their "promised place", but overtime they lose touch with one another as their country is on the brink of a war that only they can stop in order to unite Japan as one...
So, if you're in the mood for watching a film that is more about a character driven storyline then go check out the review.
