Completed - JAPANESE - Animation, Fantasy, Romance - 111 minutes
In a time of perpetual rain, a runaway arrives in Tokyo where he meets a sweet girl who is able to turn the sky blue. After falling in love with her, he learns that she is a mythical figure who loses part of her life force every time she clears the sky and lets the sunshine in.
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Makoto SHINKAI Cast : Kotaro DAIGO, Nana MORI
The rain is pouring down as a 16-year-old runaway Hokdao (Daigo) arrives in Tokyo where he finds both work and shelter with a mysterious editor of an occult magazine. His first assignment is to investigate an urban legend about women who have the gift to turn perpetual rain into sunshine. In his research for the article, he meets the sweet and considerate Hina (Mori), a girl with a mysterious power to turn the sky blue. The pair fall in love and together they set up a business to bring blue skies and sunshine to weddings and parties. However not long after Hodaka learns that Hina’s powers are those of the mythical “Weather Maiden” and sacrificial victim who loses part of her life force every time she clears the skies and lets the sunshine in.
Country(ies) : JAPAN
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Toronto - TIFF 2019 Special PresentationsAsia Pacific Screen Awards 2019 (Best Animated Feature Film)Tokyo Anime Award 2020 (Animation of the Year (Film Category))Faro Island Film Festival 2020 (Best Visual and Sound Effects)Japan Academy Film Prize 2020 (Animation of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Music )