Where to watch The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004) tonight
The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004) runs 1 h 30 min and averages 6.6 from 578 TMDB members. 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.
- Runtime
- 1 h 30 min — ends 9:30 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- no US certification listed
- Genres
- Animation, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War, Science Fiction
- Released
- November 20, 2004
- TMDB rating
- 6.6 / 10 from 578 votes
- Director
- Makoto Shinkai
- Starring
- Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masato Hagiwara, Yuuka Nanri, Unsho Ishizuka
- Language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 雲のむこう、約束の場所
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-05: HBO Max Amazon Channel (subscription), HBO Max (subscription).
Questions people ask
- How long is The Place Promised in Our Early Days?
- The Place Promised in Our Early Days is 1 h 30 min long (90 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:30 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is The Place Promised in Our Early Days rated?
- TMDB lists no US age certification for The Place Promised in Our Early Days.
- Is The Place Promised in Our Early Days a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Animation and Adventure hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream The Place Promised in Our Early Days?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-05: HBO Max Amazon Channel (subscription), HBO Max (subscription). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Sci-fi movies under 2 hours
- Animated movies under 90 minutes
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