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Your Name.

Name: Your Name.
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Released: 2016
Duration: 106 min

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

2016

TV-PG

Director

Makoto Shinkai

Runtime

106 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Your Name. is a masterwork of localized storytelling that prioritizes cultural specificity over broad demographic representation. It uses a supernatural mechanism to deconstruct the lived experiences of gendered social roles, offering a nuanced critique of gendered performance. However, the film lacks multi-layered diversity. The narrative remains rooted in a culturally homogeneous Japanese setting and follows a conventional romantic structure that lacks LGBTQ+ themes or multicultural casting.

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Category Breakdown

Does Your Name. have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The story centers on a traditional romance between two heterosexual characters. Body-swapping explores identity fluidity but serves a heterosexual connection rather than exploring LGBTQ+ identities.

How does Your Name. portray gender?

Good

The film disrupts gender hierarchies by forcing characters to inhabit the opposite sex. Mitsuha plays a significant role in driving the story, driving the plot's spiritual elements and challenging passive female clichés.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Your Name.?

Limited

The cast and setting are culturally homogeneous and Japanese. The film focuses on a localized, ethnically specific experience rather than multicultural casting.

How does Your Name. represent religion and culture?

Fair

The narrative is deeply informed by Shinto spirituality and the concept of musubi. It prioritizes indigenous mythology and traditional institutions over Western-centric frameworks.

Does Your Name. include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature characters with visible or invisible disabilities. No disability is utilized as a narrative device.

Present on Screen

The body-swapping conceit forces profound empathy for the social expectations of the opposite gender.
Mitsuha serves as a proactive protagonist, driving the spiritual and ritualistic elements of the story.
The film offers a rich, reverent portrayal of Shinto traditions and indigenous Japanese mythology.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities, focusing instead on a straight-centered bond.
The cast is culturally homogeneous, providing little racial or ethnic diversity within a global context.
There is no representation of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.

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