The Place Promised in our Early Days

The Place Promised in Our Early Days (雲のむこう、約束の場所) is a 90-minute Japanese anime film created and directed by Makoto Shinkai, following his previous work Voices of a Distant Star. As in the previous film, the soundtrack was composed by Tenmon. Unlike the previous film which was largely created by Makoto on his own, Kumo no Mukou was a full scale production as reflected by the better animation quality and the longer overall length. It has been broadcast across Japan by the anime satellite television network Animax.

The film was licensed for North American release by ADV Films.

English Voice Cast

 * Hiroki Fujisawa - Chris Patton
 * Takuya Shirakawa - Kalob Martinez
 * Sayuri Sawatari - Jessica Boone
 * Okabe - John Swasey
 * Tomizawa - Andy McAvin
 * Maki Kasahara - Kira Vincent Davis
 * Arisaka - Illich Guardiola
 * Emishi Plant Workers - Andrew Love, Jacob A. Gragard, Adam Jones
 * Graduate Students - Jay Hickman, James Z. Erivayer
 * Female Students - Hilary Haag, Lesley Tesh, Mariela Ortiz
 * Male Student - Matthew Crawford

Additional Voices
Special Thanks: Cassandra Phillips-Sears
 * Rob Mungle
 * John Gremillion
 * Chris Nelson
 * Jacob Jones
 * Carl Ruthers