Characters
Suzume Iwato, Souta Munakata, Daijin, Tamaki Iwato lead the core cast.
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MovieAutumn 2022
Suzume no Tojimari · すずめの戸締まり
Suzume
A 17-year-old from Kyushu follows a young closer across Japan, shutting supernatural doors that release disaster while confronting loss preserved in abandoned places.
Complete standalone feature film
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Watch order
Start with the main movie release and follow numbered episodes in order. Check franchise guidance before adding specials.
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Autumn 2022 marked the original release window. The current record is listed as complete standalone feature film.
Episodes
1 film · Feature-length film.
Release counts exclude optional recap material unless stated.
Filler
No episode is labelled filler here without a source-backed editorial review. Watch the numbered main run for a first viewing.
Ending explained
This overview remains spoiler-free. Ending analysis is separated and clearly spoiler-labelled when available.
Manga vs anime
Original film written by Makoto Shinkai. Adaptation pacing, scene order and emphasis may differ from the source.
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Where to watch
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Suzume: story, themes, characters and adaptation
A road story built around closing doors
Suzume begins in a quiet Kyushu town, where its teenage protagonist meets Souta and discovers a weathered door standing in ruins. Their journey moves across Japan as newly opened doors threaten the places around them, turning a supernatural task into a sequence of encounters, departures and acts of care.
Abandoned places carry emotional weight
The ruins are not interchangeable fantasy scenery. The film connects them to memory, disaster and the lives that once occupied each place, while Suzume's personal history gives the closing ritual a meaning beyond preventing spectacle.
- Fantasy adventure across contemporary Japan
- Themes of bereavement and disaster memory
- Earthquake imagery, alarms and sustained peril
- No series prerequisite
What to expect from a standalone film
Makoto Shinkai is credited for the original story, screenplay and storyboards, with CoMix Wave Films presenting the work in its official catalogue. Suzume is a self-contained theatrical film rather than a season or sequel, so viewers can start here without watching another title first.
Frequently asked questions about Suzume
Do I need to watch another Makoto Shinkai film before Suzume?
No. The official project presents Suzume as its own story, and it does not require Your Name or Weathering with You as prior viewing.
Is Suzume a series or a movie?
It is a standalone theatrical anime film released in Japan on 11 November 2022.
Streaming availability
Where to watch Suzume
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- Region
- India
- Exact edition
- Suzume · Movie · 1 film
- Catalogue status
- Pending official title-page evidence
- Audio and subtitle status
- Pending episode-level verification
- Offline status
- Pending plan, title and device verification
- Last checked
- August 9, 2026
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Genres and themes
FantasyAdventureDramaGriefDisaster memoryClosure
Main characters
- Suzume Iwato
- Souta Munakata
- Daijin
- Tamaki Iwato
Source-material relationship
Original film written by Makoto Shinkai. This record does not assume that anime and source material use identical pacing, scene order or endings.
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