grlish: Your Name

Join grlish at the Fox to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Your Name – remastered in 4K – by one of Japan’s leading filmmakers, Makoto Shinkai!

Strangers Mitsuha & Taki live opposite lives: one in a small village in Gifu, the other in the heart of Tokyo, & both yearning for something more. When they begin intermittently swapping bodies despite having never met, their otherworldly bond promises to alter the course of both of their lives.

Steeped in Japanese folkloric influences & exploring themes of looming disaster & the tension between tradition & advancement, Your Name quickly became Japan’s top film of 2016 before resonating around the world. Aside from the jaw-dropping animation & slowly unfolding science fiction intrigue, the emotional depth & desire for love & connection make this film universal – & a favourite among Shinkai’s work.

Ten years on, we still feel the pull of the red string towards this film.