Your Name.

Your Name.

Separated by distance, connected by fate.

Directed by Makoto Shinkai

Produced by CoMix Wave Films, TOHO

2016106 min8.5 / 10

A visually stunning supernatural romance that weaves body-swap comedy with cosmic tragedy, exploring how two strangers become bound by fate across time and space.

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.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Your Name. one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of films.

  • Does Your Name. end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Your Name. sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Your Name. scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Your Name. violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Your Name. easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise90

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love98

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Your Name.

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Your Name.

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Your Name., But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Your Name., But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Your Name., But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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