5 centimetres per second

Do you know
the speed at which
cherry blossoms fall?

Image and words from '5 centimetres per second', a film by Makoto Shinkai, Japanese anime director. I have been privileged to have the chance to meet him recently while he has been on leave in London. He makes very beautiful films and is a truly humble man. I hope to have the chance to meet him again and have more conversations with him about his work and how it reflects something of the Japanese spirit.