Overview
Freshman Hodaka Morishima (Brandon Engman) struggles to fit in at his high school and decides to flee his rural hometown to live in Tokyo. Struggling to survive and facing intense loneliness, he finds work as a writer under Keisuke Suga (Lee Pace). While working for Keisuke, Hodaka crosses paths with the unusual Hina Amano (Ashley Boettcher) who reveals her ability to manipulate the weather to Hodaka. Written and directed by Makoto Shinkai.
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Details
- Format: 4K Blu-ray (Limited Edition, 4K Mastering, with Blu-Ray, Collector's Edition, 3 Pack)
- UPC: 826663213577
- Genre: CARTOONS & ANIMATION
- Rating: PG13
- Release Date: November 2020
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"All the pieces are in place for a charming tale of magical powers and the price of using them, and once again the ending revolves around an environmental disaster." - 09/14/2019 Hollywood Reporter
3 stars out of 4 -- "WEATHERING WITH YOU,” Shinkai’s latest animated romantic-fantasy to be released in America, has the same spark of ingenuity and consistency of vision as his earlier work." - 01/17/2020 RogerEbert.com
"[A]n inventive romantic fantasy....WEATHERING WITH YOU blends the emotional concerns of 21st-century teens with elaborate supernatural elements, making for a visually dazzling, narratively convoluted adventure that speaks to the younger generation..." - 01/09/2020 Variety
"[T]he main characters are remarkably well-drawn....Shinkai and his animators have a way of turning even the most mundane details of architecture and commercial design into a staging ground for moments that are wondrous, exciting, and at times thrillingly beautiful." - 01/15/2020 A.V. Club
"The Japanese writer-director Makoto Shinkai has a thing for dualities and a penchant for imaginatively blurring the divide between them." - 01/16/2020 New York Times
4 stars out of 5 -- "[The film] takes some gorgeously surreal twists and turns, while also offering a grim vision of our not-too-distant future." - 01/13/2020 Empire
"[W]hat makes it truly fascinating is the story in the background: a quiet climate apocalypse that the characters are mostly intent on ignoring until it’s too late." - 01/20/2020 The Atlantic
