In a post-war alternative timeline, Japan is divided into the North, controlled by the Union, and the South, controlled by the United States. A mysterious high tower rises within the borders of the Union. Three high school students promise to cross the border with a self-built airplane and unravel the secret of the tower.

Title: The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Imdb rate: 7.0
Imdb votes: 12,880
Year: 2004
Language: Japanese
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Director: Makoto Shinkai, Yoshio Suzuki(co-director)
Writers: Makoto Shinkai (story), Makoto Shinkai (screenplay), Steven Foster (adaptation)
Actors:
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Masato Hagiwara
Yuka Nanri
Unshô Ishizuka

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination.