Your Name is a 2016 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film produced by CoMix Wave Films and released by Toho. It depicts a high school boy in Tokyo and a high school girl in the Japanese countryside who suddenly and inexplicably begin to swap bodies. The film was commissioned in 2014, written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. It features the voices of Ryunosuke Kamiki and Mone Kamishiraishi, with animation direction by Masashi Ando, character design by Masayoshi Tanaka, and its orchestral score and soundtrack composed by Radwimps. A light novel of the same name, also written by Shinkai, was published a month prior the film's premiere. Your Name premiered at the 2016 Anime Expo in Los Angeles on July 3, 2016, and was theatrically released in Japan on August 26, 2016, and in the United States on April 7, 2017. It received generally favorable reviews, with praise for the animation, music, and emotional weight. The film grossed over ¥41.44 billion worldwide.
| Director | Makoto Shinkai |
| Produced by | Kōichirō Itō, Katsuhiro Takei |
| Writer(s) | Makoto Shinkai |
| Starring | Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi |
| Music | Radwimps |
| Cinematography | Makoto Shinkai |
| Edited by | Makoto Shinkai |
| Production, company | CoMix Wave Films |
| Distributed by | Toho |
| Released | July 3, 2016 (Anime Expo), August 26, 2016 (Japan) |
| Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥41.44 billion |
| Netflix ID | 80161371 |
About Your Name
Animated romantic fantasy about a city boy and a country girl who begin to mysteriously swap bodies.The film won the Best Animated Feature Film award at the Sitges Film Festival. It was written and directed by Makoto Shinkai.
Achievement of Your Name
The film's runaway box office success led to Paramount Pictures optioning a live action remake. In 2018, it won Best Film at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards.
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