Villages in Kyushu
A resort lost to memory
To Shikoku
A school that has disappeared from memory
To Kobe
An amusement park that has disappeared from memory
To Tokyo
Tokyo's back door
To Tohoku
The meadow of the other world

Suzume's Lockdown Art Materials
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Yuna Murooka
Tanji Takumi
Tasuku Watanabe
Yuho Tomozawa
Makoto Shinkai

Makoto Shinkai, director of 'The Magician of Light'
A beautiful world contained in the work!

Every single scene seems like a work of art.
The backgrounds in the works of director Makoto Shinkai, known as the 'Magician of Light', are filled with a beauty that is both realistic and unrealistic.


Following "Your Name" and "Weathering with You," "The Sparrow Locks the Door" is what is called Makoto Shinkai's disaster trilogy.
Although it received great love in Japan, attracting over 10 million viewers, the love it received worldwide was even greater.
Japanese films typically achieve their highest box office success in their home country, but this film has become a globally recognized work, surpassing its domestic box office performance overseas.
The love from Korean audiences was even greater than that of Makoto Shinkai's masterpiece, "Your Name."


Audiences who watched the film all gave favorable reviews, saying, “As expected from Director Makoto Shinkai.”
It is clear that the perfect structure that overwhelms the audience from the introduction, the exquisite directing, and the beautiful backgrounds characteristic of director Makoto Shinkai have become powerful mediums for immersing the audience in the work.


Among the works of director Makoto Shinkai
The background and location are the most significant.

One of the first keywords mentioned when director Makoto Shinkai's work is announced is 'pilgrimage.'
Fans personally visit the backgrounds that appear in the work and look for the backgrounds that appear in the scenes in the work.
The backgrounds, which are drawn more beautifully than the real ones and are not lacking at all, are the foundation that dominates all of Makoto Shinkai's works.


"Suzume's Lockdown" is a road movie, and as such, the story unfolds in various locations around Japan.
That's why the art background shines even more.
Suzume travels to Kyushu, Shikoku, Kobe, Tokyo, and Tohoku, where the devastation of the disaster still lingers, capturing a variety of settings on screen.
Not a single place is drawn hastily.


According to director Makoto Shinkai, the project for "The Locked Door of Suzume" began with the idea of ​​creating a story that commemorates and consoles the souls of those who died in the tragedy.
It is a work that places more emphasis on the location, or background, than any other work.


Visualist director Makoto Shinkai
Artistic background checked one by one

The quality of this art collection is so exceptional that I feel like there isn't a single page that doesn't elicit admiration.
You can see with your own eyes why industry insiders, critics, and artists all unanimously praised the work, saying, “The animation has evolved even further than in the previous work, Weathering with You.”

This book is a collection of paintings.
The value of a collection of paintings lies in the emotions it evokes when viewed.
This collection of paintings has the added benefit of allowing you to relive the good memories of seeing these wonderful works.
It is easy to store for a long time with a sturdy case that increases the value of the collection.