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Weathering with You

Weathering with You

A story about the secret of this world that only I and she know.

20198.01h 52m

Overview

The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.

Directed by Makoto Shinkai
Written by Makoto Shinkai
Produced by Kinue Ito, Wakana Okamura, Genki Kawamura
Box OfficeBudget: $11.1MRevenue: $192.7M

Top Cast

Kotaro Daigo

Kotaro Daigo

Hodaka Morishima (voice)

Nana Mori

Nana Mori

Hina Amano (voice)

Tsubasa Honda

Tsubasa Honda

Natsumi Suga (voice)

Sakura Kiryu

Sakura Kiryu

Nagisa Amano (voice)

Sei Hiraizumi

Sei Hiraizumi

Yasui (voice)

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Fumi Tachibana (voice)

Shun Oguri

Shun Oguri

Keisuke Suga (voice)

Yuki Kaji

Yuki Kaji

Takai (voice)

Sumi Shimamoto

Sumi Shimamoto

Mamiya (voice)

Moe Katsuki

Moe Katsuki

Moka Suga (voice)

Themes & Keywords

japanmagicclimate changerainsurrealismweatherweather manipulationromanceslice of lifetokyo, japanorphansummershrinefloodjapanese mythologyanimetime skipsupernatural powercomforting

About Weathering with You

Weathering with You is a animation, drama, fantasy, romance film released in 2019 exploring themes of japan, magic, climate change, rain, surrealism, weather. Directed by Makoto Shinkai, it stars Kotaro Daigo, Nana Mori, Tsubasa Honda. The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.

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