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More Than Miyazaki - Japanese Anime Season

Film

Please note: This was screened in Nov 2017

Director
Makoto Shinkai
Cast
Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryô Narita
Details
106 mins, Subtitled, 2016, Japan

Now the highest grossing anime film of all time, this dazzling body-swap romance confirms director Makoto Shinkai’s reputation as Japan’s new anime king.

Two teenagers’ lives are changed forever when the first visible comet for a thousand years approaches Japan. Mitsuha lives in a rural area and longs to leave, whilst Taki waits tables in Tokyo when he’s not studying. Despite never having met, they both begin to dream about each other, imagining that somehow they have exchanged bodies and are existing in parallel lives. As this phenomenon continues, they start communicating with each other via messages left on smartphones and resolve to meet to make sense of what is happening to them. Despite the fun body-swap vibe that our heroes initially experience, a dark journey lies ahead...

Considered by many as the heir to Miyazaki, Makota Shinkai proves himself to be a master of precise, beautifully observed animation, with every scene rich in detail. As a writer, he delivers an emotionally-charged story, cleverly balancing contemporary feel, traditional influence and sci-fi elements, which keep the viewer enthralled as the drama moves towards its awe-inspiring conclusion. This is a thought-provoking, mature work by one of Japan’s finest filmmakers.


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