Animated film "Your Name" to be made into a live-action movie in Hollywood! Produced by J.J. Abrams & Lindsay Webber

Makoto Shinkai's hit anime film "Kimi no na wa. is going to be made into a live-action film.

The director of "Kimi no na wa. is the latest work by Makoto Shinkai, the director of "5 Centimeters per Second" and "The Garden of Words," whose beautiful animation and sensitive storylines have earned him a worldwide following. The film features a high school girl from the countryside who yearns for the city and a high school boy from the city, and depicts their love and a miracle when they switch places in a dream. The original story, director, and screenplay are by Makoto Shinkai, the animation director is Masashi Ando, who has participated in many Studio Ghibli films including "Spirited Away," the character design is by Masaga Tanaka of "My Heart is Screaming. The music is by RADWIMPS and the production is by Comics Wave Film.
⇒Animation film "Kimi no na wa. Audience attendance exceeded 10 million! 　 Commemorative advertisement using the new visual appeared in the morning newspaper on October 14 (Fri.).

Toho has acquired the live-action film rights to "Kimi no na wa. and has begun joint development with Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot Productions. The production staff has also been announced.

The Hollywood version of the live-action film will be produced by JJ Abrams and Lindsay Webber of Bad Robot Productions, who also produced "Super 8" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The screenplay was written by Eric Heisserer, who was nominated for a 2017 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The Message." Genki Kawamura, producer of the animated version of the film, will also participate in the development of this film as a producer.

The live-action film version of "Kimi no na wa. The following comments have been received from director Makoto Shinkai, producer Genki Kawamura, and Toho President Yoshinari Shimatani in response to the announcement of the production of the live-action film version of "Kimi no na wa.

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Original story, screenplay, and director: Makoto Shinkai
Kimi no na wa. is a film assembled with the local imagination and domestic technology of those of us who live in Japan. By crossing such a film with Hollywood, perhaps we will be able to see new possibilities.

Producer Genki Kawamura
We have become a dream team, and we could not have asked for a better team to work with. I couldn't believe it when I heard that JJ Abrams wanted to make a live-action version of "Your Name" in Hollywood. I thought, "This is a dream, it has to be a dream," until I met and talked with him at Bad Robot, but it seems to be a reality. J.J. Abrams has taken a number of classic films and reincarnated them with a modern flair. I am sure that "What's Your Name? as a live-action film in Hollywood, we can think of no better creators than JJ Abrams and his team. Eric Heisserer's screenplay, "The Message," is one of the most moving science fiction films I've seen in years, and I think Eric would have been a great choice for "Your Name," which combines science fiction with a love story and builds to a climax. I am confident that Eric will produce a live-action Hollywood version of "Your Name" with JJ and Eric. We are proud to be working with JJ and Eric to produce the live-action Hollywood version of "Kimi no na wa.

Yoshinari Shimatani, President, Toho Co.
We are proud to be producing the Hollywood version of "Kimi no na wa. I look forward to the opportunity to work with some of Hollywood's finest creators to produce a live-action version of "Kimi no na wa.

Product Information]
■"Kimi no na wa.
Blu-ray & DVD on sale now!
Released and Distributed by : TOHO CO.

■"Kimi no na wa. Blu-ray Collector's Edition 5-disc set including 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (initial production limited)
Price: 12,000 yen (excluding tax)
■"Kimi no na wa. Blu-ray Special Edition 3-disc set
Price: 7,800 yen (excluding tax)
Your Name. Blu-ray Standard Edition
Price: 4,800 yen (excluding tax)
Kimi no na wa. DVD Standard Edition
Price: 3,800 yen (excluding tax)

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