Your Name.

Main Plot

"Your Name." directed by Makoto Shinkai, follows the story of two high school students, Taki and Mitsuha, who inexplicably begin to swap bodies intermittently. Taki is a boy living in Tokyo, while Mitsuha is a girl from a rural town called Itomori. As they experience life through each other's eyes, they start to communicate by leaving notes and messages. This connection leads them to develop a deep bond despite never having met in person. As they try to uncover the reason behind their mysterious connection, they discover a shocking truth that transcends time and space. Their journey becomes a race against time to prevent a looming disaster and to find each other in their respective realities. The film explores themes of fate, memory, and the invisible threads that connect people.

Characters

• Ryunosuke Kamiki voices Taki Tachibana, a high school boy who mysteriously swaps bodies with a girl from a rural town, leading to a quest to uncover the truth behind their connection.
• Mone Kamishiraishi voices Mitsuha Miyamizu, a high school girl who mysteriously swaps bodies with Taki Tachibana, leading them to uncover a deeper connection and impending disaster.
• Ryo Narita voices Katsuhiko Teshigawara, a high school student and friend of the protagonist, who helps uncover the mystery behind the body-swapping phenomenon.

Ending Explained

In the movie "Your Name." directed by Makoto Shinkai, the ending sees Taki and Mitsuha, who have been mysteriously swapping bodies, finally meeting after a series of dramatic events. Mitsuha, living in a rural town, and Taki, residing in Tokyo, discover that they are separated not just by distance but by time, with Mitsuha existing three years in the past. Taki learns that Mitsuha's town was destroyed by a comet, and he endeavors to save her by warning her of the impending disaster. In a climactic sequence, Taki and Mitsuha manage to communicate and change the course of events, saving the town and its inhabitants. However, after the timeline is altered, they lose all memories of each other. Years later, as adults, they both feel an inexplicable sense of longing and incompleteness. In the final scene, Taki and Mitsuha pass each other on parallel trains in Tokyo. They both feel a strong sense of recognition and, driven by an unexplainable urge, they seek each other out. The movie concludes with them finally meeting on a staircase, asking each other, "Have we met before?" suggesting a hopeful new beginning.