Disaster trilogy

Disaster trilogy
Your Name

Weathering with You

Suzume
Directed byMakoto Shinkai
Written byMakoto Shinkai
Produced by
  • Kōichirō Itō (YN, S)
  • Kinue Itō (WY, S)
  • Wakana Okamura (WY, S)
Starring
Edited byMakoto Shinkai
Music byRadwimps
Production
companies
Distributed byToho
Release dates
  • 3 July 2016 (2016-07-03) (YN)
  • 19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) (WY)
  • 11 November 2022 (2022-11-11) (S)
Running time
  • 107 minutes (YN)
  • 112 minutes (WY)
  • 122 minutes (S)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$923 million (all three in total)

Disaster trilogy is a collective term of film trilogy that is thematically-related about natural disasters, consisting of three coming-of-age fantasy anime films:

  1. Your Name[a] (Japanese: 君の名は。, Hepburn: Kimi no Na wa; literally: Your Name is...) (2016)
  2. Weathering with You (Japanese: 天気の子, Hepburn: Tenki no Ko; lit. 'Child of Weather') (2019)
  3. Suzume (Japanese: すずめの戸締まり, Hepburn: Suzume no Tojimari; lit. 'Suzume's Locking Up') (2022)

All of these films written and directed by Makoto Shinkai and produced with CoMix Wave Films.[1][2] Its central themes drew inspirations of the frequency of natural disasters in Japan, the trilogy deals with its certain elements of love, personal growth, sacrifice, and the passage of time.[3] Despite being a trilogy as themes, Your Name and Weathering with You set in the same universe while Suzume set differently; the first two of a trilogy were directly connected of Shinkai's 2013 opposite mid-length film The Garden of Words, served as a basis to the trilogy.[4]

The first film in the trilogy premiered at the 2016 Anime Expo in Los Angeles on July 3, 2016, and eventually released in Japan on August 26, 2016; the last two were theatrically released in Japan on July 19, 2019 and November 7-11, 2022, respectively.

Disaster trilogy received widespread critical acclaim from critics and audiences, with particular praise for its story, animation, music, visuals, and emotional weight. The trilogy was a massive commercial success, each films are among the fifteen highest-grossing Japanese animated feature films with Your Name became the second highest-grossing film. It also received numerous accolades including two Crunchyroll Anime Awards for Film of the Year to Your Name and Suzume, and six Japan Academy Film Prizes, in addition of nominations of thirteen Annie Awards and one Golden Globe Award.

Premises

Your Name (2016)

Further information: Your Name § Plot

Your Name follows the story of high school students Taki Tachibana and Mitsuha Miyamizu, who suddenly begin to swap bodies despite having never met, unleashing chaos onto each other's lives.

Weathering with You (2019)

Further information: Weathering with You § Plot

Weathering with You follows a 16-year-old high school boy, Hodaka Morishima, who runs away from his troubled rural home to Tokyo, and later befriends Hina Amano, an orphaned girl who has the ability to control the weather.

Suzume (2022)

Further information: Suzume § Plot

Suzume follows 17-year-old high school girl Suzume Iwato and young stranger Souta Munakata, who team up to prevent a series of disasters across Japan by sealing doors from the colossal, supernatural worm that causes earthquakes after being released.

Characters

Main characters

Name Your Name Weathering with You Suzume
Taki Tachibana (立花 瀧, Tachibana Taki)[b] Yes No
Mitsuha Miyamizu (宮水 三葉, Miyamizu Mitsuha)[c] Yes No
Hodaka Morishima (森嶋 帆高, Morishima Hodaka) No Yes No
Hina Amano (天野 陽菜, Amano Hina) No Yes No
Suzume Iwato (岩戸 鈴芽, Iwato Suzume) No No Yes
Souta Munakata (宗像 草太, Munakata Sōta) No No Yes

Characters from Your Name appeared as cameos in Weathering with You: Taki Tachibana, Mitsuha Miyamizu, Katsuhiko "Tessie" Teshigawara, Sayaka Natori, and Yotsuha Miyamizu.

Two main characters from the opposite film The Garden of Words appeared in Your Name as cameo roles: Yukari Yukino (雪野 百香里, Yukino Yukari) appears in a cameo role as a teacher in Your Name. The protagonist of the same film, Takao Akizuki (秋月 孝雄, Akizuki Takao) also appears as a silent cameo appearance, albeit for a few frames.[5]

Voice cast

Ryunosuke Kamiki and Kana Hanazawa are the only voice actors to appear all three films in different roles.
  • Ryunosuke Kamiki as Taki Tachibana (立花 瀧, Tachibana Taki) in Your Name and Weathering with You, and Tomoya Serizawa (芹澤 朋也, Serizawa Tomoya) in Suzume.
  • Mone Kamishiraishi as Mitsuha Miyamizu (宮水 三葉, Miyamizu Mitsuha) in Your Name and Weathering with You.
  • Ryo Narita as Katsuhiko "Tessie" Teshigawara (勅使河原 克彦, Teshigawara Katsuhiko) in Your Name and Weathering with You.
  • Aoi Yūki as Sayaka Natori (名取 早耶香, Natori Sayaka) in Your Name and Weathering with You.
  • Kanon Tani as Yotsuha Miyamizu (宮水 四葉, Miyamizu Yotsuha) in Your Name and Weathering with You.
  • Kana Hanazawa as Yukari Yukino (雪野 百香里, Yukino Yukari) in Your Name, Kana (カナ, Kana) in Weathering with You, and Tsubame Iwato (岩戸 椿芽, Iwato Tsubame) in Suzume.
  • Kotaro Daigo as Hodaka Morishima (森嶋 帆高, Morishima Hodaka) in Weathering with You.
  • Nana Mori as Hina Amano (天野 陽菜, Amano Hina) in Weathering with You.
  • Nanoka Hara (teenager) and Akari Miura (young) as Suzume Iwato (岩戸 鈴芽, Iwato Suzume) in Suzume.
  • Hokuto Matsumura as Souta Munakata (宗像 草太, Munakata Sōta) in Suzume.

Reception

Box office revenue

Title Japanese title Gross revenue (Japan) Gross revenue (Worldwide)
Your Name Kimi no Na wa ¥25.17 billion[6] $405,340,703[7][8]
Weathering with You Tenki no Ko ¥14.94 billion[6] $193,715,360[9]
Suzume Suzume no Tojimari ¥14.23 billion[6] $323,638,107[10]
TOTAL REVENUE: ¥54.34 billion $922,694,170

Critical response

English title Japanese title Rotten Tomatoes RT's critics consensus Metacritic
Your Name Kimi no Na wa 98% (118 reviews)[11] "As beautifully animated as it is emotionally satisfying, Your Name adds another outstanding chapter to writer-director Makoto Shinkai's filmography." 81% (26 reviews)[12]
Weathering with You Tenki no Ko 93% (95 reviews)[13] "Beautifully animated and narratively engaging, Weathering with You further establishes writer-director Makoto Shinkai as a singularly talented filmmaker." 72% (30 reviews)[14]
Suzume Suzume no Tojimari 96% (135 reviews)[15] "Suzume sees director Makoto Shinkai falling just a bit short of the bar set by previous outings – but when the results are this visually thrilling and emotionally impactful, it's hard to find much fault." 77% (27 reviews)[16]

Accolades

Further information: Your Name § Accolades, Weathering with You § Accolades, and Suzume § Accolades

Disaster trilogy received numerous awards and nominations largely for excellence in writing, directing, animation, and composing score. In Japan Academy Film Prize, the three films together won Outstanding Achievement in Music to Radwimps for his composing score, in addition of other films: Your Name won Screenplay of the Year (the first animated film to do so) and a juried Alumni Award for Best Film category, and Weathering with You won Animation of the Year.[17][18][19]

Annie Awards and Crunchyroll Anime Awards are among the highest candidates for a trilogy, with the former received thirteen nominations altogether (but did not win) and the latter received seven nominations, winning Film of the Year twice to Your Name and Suzume, respectively.

Disaster trilogy received Academy Award submissions for Best Animated Feature, alongside with Weathering with You was selected Japan's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards,[20] but they were ultimately not nominated or make the shortlist.

Annie Awards

Title Ceremony Category Result Ref.
Your Name 44th (2017) Best Animated Feature — Independent Nominated [21]
Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Weathering with You 47th (2020) Best Animated Feature — Independent [22]
Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Suzume 51st (2024) Best Animated Feature [23]
Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production

Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Title Ceremony Category Result Ref.
Your Name 11th (2017) Best Animated Film Nominated [24]
Weathering with You 13th (2019) Won [25]
Suzume 16th (2023) Nominated [26]

Crunchyroll Anime Awards

Title Ceremony Category Result Ref.
Your Name 2nd (2018) Best Film Won [27]
Suzume 8th (2024) Won [28]
Best Anime Song Nominated
Best Score
Best Voice Artist Performance (Spanish)
Best Voice Artist Performance (German)
Best Voice Artist Performance (French)

Japan Academy Film Prize

Title Ceremony Category Result Ref.
Your Name 40th (2017) Animation of the Year Nominated [17]
Director of the Year
Screenplay of the Year Won
Outstanding Achievement in Music
Alumni Award for Best Film
Weathering with You 43rd (2020) Animation of the Year [18]
Outstanding Achievement in Music
Suzume 46th (2023) Outstanding Achievement in Music [19]
Animation of the Year Nominated

Satellite Awards

Title Ceremony Category Result Ref.
Your Name 21st (2017) Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature Nominated [29]
Weathering with You 24th (2019) [30]
Suzume 28th (2024) [31]

Legacy

All of these films were adapted to novel and manga.

Ben Travis of Empire listed Your Name as the 27th greatest animated feature on its "50 Best Animated Movies" list.[32]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Sometimes stylized as Your Name. or your name.
  2. ^ The kanji for "Taki" combines the characters for "water and "dragon." The surname "Tachibana" means "standing flower."
  3. ^ The name "Mitsuha" literally translates to "three leaves." She was named as such by her parents (in the film, her mother; in the light novel, her father) in line with the nomenclaturial tradition of her grandmother and mother. From Hitoha onward, the Miyamizus are named via "leaves," with which a number (in the kun reading) denotes the ordinality of their geniture: "Hitoha" = one leaf; "Futaba" = two leaves; "Mitsuha" = three leaves; "Yotsuha" = four leaves. The surname "Miyamizu" translates to "shrine-water."

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