Your Name (2016) poster5

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Your Name

君の名は。

2016 · 106 min · Animation

A country girl and a Tokyo boy who have never met inexplicably begin swapping bodies in their sleep, forging a strange bond across distance — until a cosmic event threatens to sever their connection. Makoto Shinkai's dazzling, emotional animated romance.

Runtime
106 min
Genre
Animation · Romance · Drama
Mood
romantic · thoughtful · dreamlike
Entry
some context
Best for
animation fans
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Part of 10 Essential Japanese Films

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