Suzume

Seventeen-year-old Suzume Iwato lives with her aunt Tamaki in Kyushu, Japan. After meeting Souta Munakata, she discovers a door in an abandoned resort. Souta closes doors like this to keep a destructive creature from entering their world. When the white cat Daijin turns him into a three-legged chair, Suzume helps him pursue the cat and continue his work.

Makoto Shinkai wrote and directed this standalone Japanese animated film, produced by CoMix Wave Films. Nanoka Hara voices Suzume and Hokuto Matsumura voices Souta in Japanese. The supporting cast includes Eri Fukatsu as Tamaki. RADWIMPS and Kazuma Jinnouchi composed the music. No earlier film is required to follow the story.

Suzume opened in Japan on November 11, 2022, and in U.S. theaters on April 14, 2023. It runs 122 minutes. Hulu added the subtitled and English-dubbed versions to its U.S. catalog on September 12, 2026. Availability in other countries may differ.

The U.S. MPA classification is PG for action/peril, language, thematic elements and smoking. Hulu displays a separate TV-14 label. The film includes earthquake scenes, warning sounds and a child’s grief after losing a parent.