In Suzume no Tojimari, the "worm" represents natural disasters and their destructive effect The "worm" as seen in Suzume no Tojimari (Image via CoMix Wave Films) Directed by Makoto Shinkai ...

Great dialogue and captivating visuals drive Suzume's Locking Up's compelling narrative. Souta's resurrection and sealing the worm require teamwork and sacrifice for a satisfying resolution.

Unless these doors are properly sealed, a giant supernatural worm can burst through and cause massive earthquakes when it falls to the ground. Suzume sets off on a cross-country journey to help ...

He will later describe himself to Suzume as a “Closer” — someone tasked with closing a series of mystical portals, lest a giant Worm escape and wreak disaster on the country — but at first ...

The task of holding that monster at bay — of keeping this Worm from literally turning — falls to the unlikely figure of Suzume (voiced by Nanoka Hara in the Japanese-language version), a 17 ...

By setting Daijin free, Suzume has also released the Worm, a giant smoke-like, semi phallic, gargantuan entity that sprouts out of the door, rises into the air and, if not stopped, will cause an ...

If a door stays open long enough for the Worm to fully manifest, the surrounding area will be completely wiped out as if in a natural disaster. The challenge for Sōta and Suzume, then ...

But what gets Suzume racing up a steep hill toward the ruins isn’t a desire to see Sōta; it’s a horrific vision she has of a massive worm-like creature made of smoke bursting into the ...

But the move results in a worm (which has a basis in Japanese mythology) threatening to launch a shattering earthquake in Suzume’s town—and worse, nobody can see the worm except for Suzume and ...

The task of holding that monster at bay — of keeping this Worm from literally turning — falls to the unlikely figure of Suzume (voiced by Nanoka Hara in the Japanese-language version), a 17 ...