Being the only, not Hollywood film to be successful this 2016, “Your Name” is definitely not something that Westerners should miss to watch. "Your Name" has a gross of $175,818,172 just in Japan up to date, in the week of December 3-4, this year stated Box Office Mojo. Leading to a total of $219,435,118 in all foreign countries including Japan.
"Your Name” won Best Animated Film from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association against all the variety of all the animated films this year. Given that award, it is now set to race in the Oscar category Best Animated Film according to News Everyday.
In Japan, "Your Name" becoming the highest-grossing film this year after taking more than 20 billion yen. It's second to history in Japan with the highest earning animated film, after Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" the first to achieve that mark.
Directed by Makoto Shinkai, “Your Name” revolves around two teenagers, Mitsuha, a girl from the countryside and Taki, a boy from Tokyo. Both of them doesn’t know each other but uncontrollably swapped bodies during a natural astral disaster. Realizing for themselves that they have to beats all odds just to see each other.
Shinkai told that the story is all about unexpected happening and unpredicted events. “Your Name” made viewers wonder who they’ll meet next in their life and to look forward to another day. With having viewers think about unpredicted events, he said that he wants to continue this kind of theme in his films in the future. He also added that he is shocked to see American fans of “Your Name” wanting to watch his film.
“Your Name” besides garnering a huge hit in theaters, had also influenced the tourist economy of Japan as well. The onscreen location Hida in which Taki and Mitsuha’s adventure took place, happened to attract local people and foreigners as well. Located in Itamori Japan, in Gifu Prefecture, Hida has been detailed 18.5 billion yen income for the city according to The Bitbag. In addition, “Your Name" pilgrimage tours has also been established by the town along with their own version of Holy Land Sake that fans have been wanting to take home as souvenirs.
With a massive success in Japan and China, “Your name” is said to be released in a total of 89 countries. Its opening in South Korea and the United States is dated for January. For more “Your name” updates, stay tuned here in Jobs and Hire.
