Your Name is a stunning and powerful animated romance
The most successful anime *ever* lives up to the hype…
Your Name wasn’t just the biggest movie in Japan last year, it’s the second highest-grossing movie in the country, ever! This film is also the most successful anime feature ever worldwide, ahead of Spirited Away (2001), Howl’s Moving Castle (2004), and Ponyo (2008) from Studio Ghibli. Arriving with widespread critical acclaim, Your Name absolutely lives up to the hype. It’s a stunning work of storytelling that’s captivating, beautiful, and charming. You’ll feel transported when you see it, as its gorgeous animation and spellbinding soundtrack pull you into its world.
It’s a story about a boy and a girl, a tale of separation and connection told through the lives of two teenagers. Mitsuha (Mone Kamishiraishi) is a girl from a small town who dreams of the city, while Taki (Ryunosuke Kamiki) lives in Tokyo and is defined by his awkwardness. The two of them have never met, and don’t know each other, but both begin to experience strange dreams. It doesn’t take long to work out that he’s waking up in her body, and she in his. They’re living out days of each other’s lives before waking up again with no memory of what happened. It’s a bit like a rom-com take on Freaky Friday (1976), before it develops into something much more powerful and emotional.
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