What is Your Name?
What is Your Name?

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What is Your Name?

2017
Movie
20 min
Tagalog

A 6-year old girl gets lost in a cemetary in her mother's hometown. Despite the language barrier, a local stranger helps her find her way back home.

Insights

IMDb8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes98%
Metacritic84/100
Google Users94%
Director: Makoto ShinkaiGenres: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Plot Summary

A high school boy in Tokyo and a high school girl in a rural town mysteriously swap bodies. They begin to communicate through notes and messages, finding a strange connection. As they navigate each other's lives, a comet approaches, leading to a desperate race against time and fate.

Critical Reception

Your Name. was a massive critical and commercial success, lauded for its stunning animation, emotional storytelling, and imaginative premise. It became one of the highest-grossing anime films of all time, earning widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike.

What Reviewers Say

  • Visually breathtaking animation that is both vibrant and detailed.

  • A deeply emotional and resonant story that masterfully blends romance, fantasy, and drama.

  • An imaginative and compelling narrative with a unique body-swapping premise.

Google audience: Audiences overwhelmingly praised the film's beautiful animation, engaging storyline, and emotional depth. Many found the story to be unique and heartwarming, with a satisfying conclusion.

Awards & Accolades

Won Best Animated Feature at the 49th Sitges Film Festival, nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 40th Japan Academy Prize, and won numerous awards at international film festivals.

Fun Fact

The film's visual style was heavily inspired by Makoto Shinkai's own childhood experiences and the scenery of his hometown in Nagano Prefecture.

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