'Suzume' review: Makoto Shinkai's healing journey is stunningly personal

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Perhaps the most influential anime auteur of the last decade, Makoto Shinkai has a knack for making immense emotional stakes feel small. In his latest film, Suzume, a teen girl races against time to save Japan from cataclysmic disaster, yet the more compelling maelstrom is the one … 'Suzume' review: Makoto Shinkai's healing journey is stunningly personal