“Your Name” Director Hits the Anime Big Time

In Your Name, Taki, a high school boy in Tokyo, and Mitsuha, a high school girl in a small country town surrounded by waterfalls and mountains, discover that they have swapped bodies. © 2016 Your Name Film Partners.

The landscape of Koumi in Nagano Prefecture has influenced Shinkai’s backgrounds.

During a year and a half in London, Shinkai met many people who had seen his works.

Taki watching the flight of a comet over Tokyo. (C) 2016 Your Name Film Partners

The comet splits apart before Mitsuha’s eyes on festival night. © 2016 Your Name Film Partners