Meanwhile, Shinkai’s 2016 creation currently holds the title for the highest-grossing anime of all time, surpassing Studio Ghibli’s hit movies “Spirited Away” (2001) and “Princess Mononoke” (1997). It was also named the Animation of the Year during the Tokyo Anime Award this year. Much like its predecessor, “Weathering with You” brought home an array of recognition from various film awards including Best Animated Feature Film in the 2019 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, as well as Best Animation Film and Best Music Score in the 2020 Awards of the Japanese Academy. “Weathering with You” was released almost three years after Shinkai’s critically acclaimed 2016 film “Your Name.” The film is written and directed by no other than award-winning Japanese director Makoto Shinkai. “Weathering with You” (Image: screengrab from )66 “The summer of his freshman year, Hodaka runs away to bustling, ever-raining Tokyo and falls for Hina, a girl who seems able to manipulate the weather,” its synopsis reads. The 2019 film is about two high school students, Hodaka Morishima and Hina Amano, who live through the seemingly never-ending rain in Tokyo, Japan. As always, Shinkai’s work seems to be just a little bit more about art than story…and that’s a good thing! Weathering with You is in theaters now and worth that money in your pocket.Just a few days after “Kimi no Na wa” (English title: “Your Name”) landed on Netflix, the hit streaming service will soon be adding another Makoto Shinkai film to its list, the romance anime film “Weathering with You.”įans can now mark their calendars as “Weathering with You” is scheduled to arrive on the platform this coming Friday, July 31, as seen on its website and app. For those not indoctrinated to Shinkai’s art, the animation alone will blow your mind. Weathering with You is a phenomenal movie. Written and directed by Makoto Shinkai (Your Name, 5 Centimeters Per Second), it is yet another poignant story from the acclaimed anime artist that stands well above most other animated films of this era. But in turning to Suga, Natsumi, and eventually Hina and her younger brother, Shinkai visually captures the feeling of belonging, the feeling of creating a family from a small group of characters to whom you bare no actual biological relations. Weathering With You is an anime fantasy film produced by CoMix Wave Films.
Sleeping on the streets, showering when possible, eating what’s available, the reality of violence and exploitation…the struggle is made viscerally clear.
On Hodaka’s arrival in Tokyo, he does attempt to make it on his own before seeking Suga out for employment. But while it lacks the raw emotion and just wonderfully depressing tone of 5 Centimeters Per Second – or even Garden of Words, for that matter – it does share that films maturity and sense of reality. Thinking about Shinkai’s work, the overall tone of Weathering with You is very close to his recent success, Your Name. And although you may or may not like the ending, which does fit nicely, this film is just easy to watch. As to be expected from Shinkai, emotions are portrayed wonderfully. The characters and their relationships are funny, dramatic, and real, if not lovable in their heartwarming, wholesome, and painful interactions. And so the trajectory of the story is slightly predictable, but not too obvious. But in the hands of a good storyteller - in this case a very visual one - it can be watched with pleasure over and over again. But they also hit that eventual and expected bump on the road. Two young teenagers meet, connect, and set out on an exciting path. Then, of course, Hodaka befriends Hina, who eventually reveals that she is this supernatural being. Now working for Suga, Hodaka’s investigation leads to a legend of a supernatural being who can control the weather. One strange event is of particular interest to Suga’s publication: the unusual weather as of late.
So, what is the story this time? High schooler Hodaka Morishima runs away to Tokyo and by sheer happenstance meets Kesuke Suga, who runs a small publishing company that investigates urban legends and paranormal activity. For me, it started with 5 Centimeters Per Second, and I’ve yet to be disappointed by Shinkai’s work. It doesn’t matter because I know I’m going to feel my eyes as I watch another animated tapestry unfold on screen. You don’t even have to tell me about the plot or the characters.
Mention Makoto Shinkai and I’ll watch it.
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