Disaster Trilogy
DirectorMakoto Shinkai
WriterMakoto Shinkai
Producer
  • Kōichirō Itō (YN, S)
  • Kinue Itō (WY, S)
  • Wakana Okamura (WY, S)
Starring
EditingMakoto Shinkai
MusicRadwimps
Studio
DistributorToho
Released3 July 2016 (YN); 19 July 2019 (WY); 11 November 2022 (S)
Runtime
  • 107 minutes (YN)
  • 112 minutes (WY)
  • 122 minutes (S)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Gross$923 million (3 films)

The Disaster Trilogy (known as Makoto Shinkai's Disaster Trilogy)[a] is a film trilogy consisting of three coming-of-age fantasy anime films, which are thematically-related to natural disasters set primarily in Japan, written and directed by Makoto Shinkai and produced with CoMix Wave Films:[1][2]

  1. Your Name[b] (君の名は。, Kimi no Na wa, lit. 'Your Name is...') (2016)
  2. Weathering with You (天気の子, Tenki no Ko, lit. 'Child of Weather') (2019)
  3. Suzume (すずめの戸締まり, Suzume no Tojimari, lit. 'Suzume's Locking Up') (2022)

Their central themes drew inspiration from the frequency of natural disasters in Japan, dealing with certain elements of love, personal growth, sacrifice, and the passage of time.[3]

Despite being referred to as a trilogy, due to the similar theme, director, and style, the characters in each film are different (with the exception of cameos), and Your Name and Weathering with You are set in the same universe, while Suzume is set differently. Furthermore, the first two of the trilogy were directly connected by Shinkai's 2013 opposite mid-length film The Garden of Words (言の葉の庭, Kotonoha no Niwa), which served as a precursor to the trilogy, via cameos of previous characters.[4] The first film in the trilogy premiered at the 2016 Anime Expo in Los Angeles on 3 July 2016, and eventually released in Japan on 26 August 2016; the last two were theatrically released in Japan on 19 July 2019 and 7–11 November 2022, respectively.

The Disaster Trilogy received widespread critical acclaim from critics and audiences, with particular praise for its story, animation, music, visuals, and emotional weight. The trilogy was a massive commercial success, with each film in it being among the fifteen highest-grossing Japanese animated feature films, and Your Name becoming the third highest-grossing film on the list. It also received numerous accolades, including two Crunchyroll Anime Awards for Film of the Year to Your Name and Suzume, and six Japan Academy Film Prizes, in addition of nominations to thirteen Annie Awards and one Golden Globe Award. All of the films were adapted to novel and manga.

Premises

Your Name (2016)

Further information: Your Name#Plot

Your Name follows the story of high school students Taki Tachibana and Mitsuha Miyamizu, who suddenly begin to swap bodies despite having never met, unleashing chaos onto each other's lives.

Weathering with You (2019)

Further information: Weathering with You#Plot

Weathering with You follows a 16-year-old high school boy, Hodaka Morishima, who runs away from his troubled rural home to Tokyo, and later befriends Hina Amano, an orphaned girl who has the ability to control the weather.

Suzume (2022)

Further information: Suzume#Plot

Suzume follows 17-year-old high school girl Suzume Iwato and young stranger Souta Munakata, who team up to prevent a series of disasters across Japan by sealing doors from the colossal, supernatural worm that causes earthquakes after being released.

Characters

Main characters

NameYour NameWeathering with YouSuzume
Taki Tachibana (立花 瀧, Tachibana Taki)[c]colspan="2" [d]
Mitsuha Miyamizu (宮水 三葉, Miyamizu Mitsuha)[e]colspan="2" [d]
Hodaka Morishima (森嶋 帆高, Morishima Hodaka)
Hina Amano (天野 陽菜, Amano Hina)
Suzume Iwato (岩戸 鈴芽, Iwato Suzume)
Souta Munakata (宗像 草太, Munakata Sōta)

Characters from Your Name appeared as cameos in Weathering with You: Taki Tachibana, Mitsuha Miyamizu, Katsuhiko "Tessie" Teshigawara, Sayaka Natori, and Yotsuha Miyamizu.

Two main characters from the precursor film The Garden of Words appeared in Your Name as cameo roles: Yukari Yukino (雪野 百香里, Yukino Yukari) appears in a cameo role as a teacher in Your Name, and Takao Akizuki (秋月 孝雄, Akizuki Takao), the protagonist of the film, also appears as a silent cameo appearance, albeit for a few frames.[5]

Voice cast

  • Ryunosuke Kamiki as Taki Tachibana (立花 瀧, Tachibana Taki) in Your Name and Weathering with You, and Tomoya Serizawa (芹澤 朋也, Serizawa Tomoya) in Suzume.
  • Kana Hanazawa as Yukari Yukino (雪野 百香里, Yukino Yukari) in Your Name, Kana (カナ, Kana) in Weathering with You, and Tsubame Iwato (岩戸 椿芽, Iwato Tsubame) in Suzume.
  • Mone Kamishiraishi as Mitsuha Miyamizu (宮水 三葉, Miyamizu Mitsuha) in Your Name and Weathering with You.
  • Ryo Narita as Katsuhiko "Tessie" Teshigawara (勅使河原 克彦, Teshigawara Katsuhiko) in Your Name and Weathering with You.
  • Aoi Yūki as Sayaka Natori (名取 早耶香, Natori Sayaka) in Your Name and Weathering with You.
  • Kanon Tani as Yotsuha Miyamizu (宮水 四葉, Miyamizu Yotsuha) in Your Name and Weathering with You.
  • Kotaro Daigo as Hodaka Morishima (森嶋 帆高, Morishima Hodaka) in Weathering with You.
  • Nana Mori as Hina Amano (天野 陽菜, Amano Hina) in Weathering with You.
  • Nanoka Hara (teenager) and Akari Miura (young) as Suzume Iwato (岩戸 鈴芽, Iwato Suzume) in Suzume.
  • Hokuto Matsumura as Souta Munakata (宗像 草太, Munakata Sōta) in Suzume.

Reception

Box office

TitleBox office gross revenueBox office admissions
EnglishJapaneseJapan[6]WorldwideJapanWorldwide
Your NameKimi no Na wa¥25,170,000,000$405,340,703[7][8]19,300,000[9]45,178,383[f]
Weathering with YouTenki no Ko¥14,940,000,000$193,715,360[10]10,510,000[11]29,800,000[12]
SuzumeSuzume no Tojimari¥14,230,000,000$323,638,107[13]10,900,000[14]47,000,000[15]
Total¥54,340,000,000$922,694,17040,710,000121,978,383

Critical response

English titleJapanese titleRotten TomatoesRT's critics consensusMetacritic
Your NameKimi no Na wa98% (118 reviews)[16]"As beautifully animated as it is emotionally satisfying, Your Name adds another outstanding chapter to writer-director Makoto Shinkai's filmography."81% (26 reviews)[17]
Weathering with YouTenki no Ko93% (95 reviews)[18]"Beautifully animated and narratively engaging, Weathering with You further establishes writer-director Makoto Shinkai as a singularly talented filmmaker."72% (30 reviews)[19]
SuzumeSuzume no Tojimari96% (135 reviews)[20]"Suzume sees director Makoto Shinkai falling just a bit short of the bar set by previous outings – but when the results are this visually thrilling and emotionally impactful, it's hard to find much fault."77% (27 reviews)[21]

Accolades

Further information: Your Name#Accolades, Weathering with You#Accolades and Suzume#Accolades

The Disaster Trilogy received numerous awards and nominations largely for excellence in writing, directing, animation, and composing score. In Japan Academy Film Prize, the three films together won Outstanding Achievement in Music to Radwimps for his composing score, in addition of other films: Your Name won Screenplay of the Year (the first animated film to do so) and a juried Alumni Award for Best Film category, and Weathering with You won Animation of the Year.[22][23][24]

The trilogy also received accolades from international award ceremonies including Annie Awards and Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the former received thirteen nominations altogether (but did not win) and the latter received seven nominations, winning Film of the Year twice to Your Name and Suzume, respectively. In Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the trilogy received nominations for each, winning once for Weathering with You.[25]

The trilogy submitted Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, along with Weathering with You selected as Japan's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards,[26] but they were ultimately not nominated or make the shortlist.

Annie Awards

TitleCeremonyCategoryResult
Your Name44th (2017)Best Animated Feature – Independentrowspan="13"[27]
Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Weathering with You47th (2020)Best Animated Feature – Independent[28]
Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Suzume51st (2024)Best Animated Feature[29]
Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production

Asia Pacific Screen Awards

TitleCeremonyCategoryResult
Your Name11th (2017)Best Animated Film[30]
Weathering with You13th (2019)[25]
Suzume16th (2023)[31]

Crunchyroll Anime Awards

TitleCeremonyCategoryResult
Your Name2nd (2018)Best Film[32]
Suzume8th (2024)[33]
Best Anime Songrowspan="5"
Best Score
Best Voice Artist Performance (Spanish)
Best Voice Artist Performance (German)
Best Voice Artist Performance (French)

Japan Academy Film Prize

TitleCeremonyCategoryResult
Your Name40th (2017)Animation of the Yearrowspan="2"[22]
Director of the Year
Screenplay of the Yearrowspan="6"
Outstanding Achievement in Music
Alumni Award for Best Film
Weathering with You43rd (2020)Animation of the Year[23]
Outstanding Achievement in Music
Suzume46th (2023)Outstanding Achievement in Music[24]
Animation of the Year

Satellite Awards

TitleCeremonyCategoryResult
Your Name21st (2017)Best Animated or Mixed Media Featurerowspan="3"[34]
Weathering with You24th (2019)[35]
Suzume28th (2024)[36]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: 新海誠氏の災害を扱った３部作
  2. ^ Sometimes stylized as Your Name. or your name.
  3. ^ The kanji for "Taki" combines the characters for "water" and "dragon." The surname "Tachibana" means "standing flower."
  4. ^ Cameo only in Weathering with You.
  5. ^ The name "Mitsuha" literally translates to "three leaves." She was named as such by her parents (in the film, her mother; in the light novel, her father) in line with the nomenclaturial tradition of her grandmother and mother. From Hitoha onward, the Miyamizus are named via "leaves," with which a number (in the kun reading) denotes the ordinality of their geniture: "Hitoha" = one leaf; "Futaba" = two leaves; "Mitsuha" = three leaves; "Yotsuha" = four leaves. The surname "Miyamizu" translates to "shrine-water."
  6. ^ Your Name box office admissions: *Japan – 19,300,000[9] *China – 20,728,000[37] *South Korea – 3,712,891[38] *Europe (excluding Russia and Spain) – 627,384[39] *United States and Canada – 580,000[40] *Russia and Argentina – 169,600[41] *Spain – 60,508[42]

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