JAPAN · 2016

Your Name.

Makoto Shinkai
body swap time and space fate and destiny coming of age connection across distance
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High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.

Year2016
CountryJapan
DirectorMakoto Shinkai
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