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Weathering With You

Tenki no ko (Weathering With You)

2019

Makoto Shinkai

Animation

6.8

3,695

Animation. Fantasy. Drama. Romance The story of Tenki no Ko: Weathering With You follows Hotaka Morishima, a high school boy who moves to Tokyo after running away from his home on an isolated island, and Akina Amano, a girl with the mysterious power to control the weather by "praying".

Selected as Japan's contender for a the International Feature Film Awards at the 2020 Oscars.

	Author	Review
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A stunningly gorgeous but emotionally diluted romance about climate change"	NEU
United States	Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"The film has the same charming characters and delightfully detailed pastel artwork of its predecessor, but in exchanging 'Your Name'’s sci-fi component for a mythical-magical story, it loses a bit of quota"	POS
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"Shinkai’s follow up to the phenomenally successful 'Your Name' (...) while the story of the film lacks some of the sinuous inventiveness of its predecessor, it shares the striking animation style"	NEU
Australia	Jake Wilson The Age	"Echoes and departs from 'Your Name' and while not as complete a success, holds considerable appeal in own right. Visually it may be even more beguiling than its predecessor. As storytelling it's awkward and poetic. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"A visually dazzling, narratively convoluted adventure that speaks to the younger generation, but not necessarily the world at large"	NEU
United States	Carlos Aguilar The Wrap	"An imperfect offering from a titan of the medium still easily defeats most of the soulless cash-grabs that studios market as cinematic nannies for young moviegoers."	POS
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke The Guardian	"It’s thrillingly beautiful: Tokyo is animated in hyperreal intricacy, every dazzling detail dialled up to 11 (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"Its dominant emotion is amazement – at the power and persistence of first love, and the everyday wonders of the world in which it flourishes against the odds.(…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ed Potton The Times	"Contemplative and quietly epic (...) It’s exquisite to look at (...) and there’s a depth of characterisation that you don’t always find in this genre (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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