Weathering with You is a 2019 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film produced by CoMix Wave Films and released by Toho. It depicts a high school boy who runs away from his rural home to Tokyo and befriends an orphan girl who has the ability to control the weather. The film was commissioned in 2018, written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. It features the voices of Kotaro Daigo and Nana Mori, with animation direction by Atsushi Tamura, character design by Masayoshi Tanaka, and its orchestral score and soundtrack composed by Radwimps; the latter two previously collaborated with Shinkai on Your Name. A light novel of the same name, also written by Shinkai, was published a day prior the film's premiere, while a manga adaptation was serialized in Afternoon on July 25, 2019. Weathering with You was theatrically released in conventional, IMAX, and 4DX theaters in Japan on July 19, 2019, and was released in the United States on January 20, 2020.
Director | Makoto Shinkai |
Produced by | Wakana Okamura, Kinue Itō |
Writer(s) | Makoto Shinkai |
Starring | Kotaro Daigo, Nana Mori |
Music | Radwimps |
Cinematography | Ryōsuke Tsuda |
Edited by | Makoto Shinkai |
Production, company | CoMix Wave Films, Story Inc. |
Distributed by | Toho |
Released | July 19, 2019 (Japan) |
Running time | 112 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Budget | ¥ 1.2 billion |
Box office | US$ 193.4 million |
About Weathering with You
Animated romantic fantasy set amidst an unusually rainy season, the story follows a troubled country boy who runs away to Tokyo. When he arrives in the city he takes a job as an assistant for a magazine publishing company. One afternoon his world is forever changed when he meets a girl who can control weather patterns. The film was written and directed by Makoto Shinkai.
Achievement of Weathering with You
It received four Annie Award nominations. It was also selected for Japanese entry for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards.
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Latest information about Weathering with You updated on July 28 2021.