Film CA

Film:               Kimi no Na wa/ Your Name                                              Year: 2016

Production Details (who made it and how?) ·      Director/s: The director of my chosen film is Makoto Shinkai. ·      Writer/s: The writer for my chosen film is Makoto Shinkai. ·      Location/s: The location of my chosen film is in Japan. ·      Main actors: The main actors in my chosen film are Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Nasami Nagasawa, Estuko Ichihara, Ryo Narita, Aoi Yuki, Nobunaga, Shimazaki, Kaito Ishikawa, and Kanon Tani. ·      Producer/s: The producers of my chosen film were Noritaka Kawaguchi and Genki Kawamura. ·      Production Company/ies: The production company of my chosen film were CoMix Wave Films. ·      Filming dates: 3 July 2016 – 26 August 2016 ·      Budget: $354.2 million ·      Financed by: Financed by CoMix Wave Films. ·      Any interesting facts/production issues: ‘Your Name’ is the highest grossing anime movie of all time. ‘Your Name’s’ director is actually terrified by the movie’s success. ‘Your Name’ has both subbed and dubbed English- speaking options.

Distribution Details (who sold it and how?) ·      Distribution companies: The distribution companies of my chosen film are Toho Company, Ifilm, Purple plan, M Pictures, Neofilms, Anime Limited, Beijing Enlight Pictures, Eurozoom, Arthaus, Colossal Mega Films, Dynit, Media Castle, Cinema Mondo, FUNimation Entertainment, Madman Entertainment, and Selecta Vision. ·      Types of distribution: Toho (Japan) ·      Dates of releases: USA- 3 July 2016, Japan- 26 August 2016, Spain- 22 September 2016, South Korea- 9 October 2016, UK- 14 October 2016, Hong Kong- 11 November 2016, Ireland- 18 November 2016, Australia- 24 November 2016. ·      Three marketing/promotional strategies used: Interesting plot with good pacing. The soundtrack is also is popular in the Japanese culture. ·      Gross profit: $111 million

Exhibition Details (why have audiences chosen to see it? Who saw it? Why? Where?) ·      Countries was it released in: Japan, United Kingdom, Australia, China, New Zealand, South Korea, and Spain. ·      Types of cinema was it shown in (UK): Showcase Cinemas and Vue cinemas ·      Cinema formats offered: ·      Length of time shown at cinemas (UK): 112 minutes ·      BBFC Classification (UK): 12A ·      Classification issues: Director worries about the movie’s popularity as he thinks he could do better. ·      Other release formats(UK): 18 November 2016. For DVD and Blu-ray October 30 2017. ·      Target Audience: 12A ·      Audience Appeal: “It is a body-swapping fantasy” “Hope for the next generation of mainstream Japanese animation” ·      Awards won/nominated for: Awards won- Best Animated Feature Length Film, Best Animated Feature Special Audiences Prize, Best Animation Feature Distinction Prize, Best Animated Feature Audiences Prize, Arigato Award, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Animated Film, Special Award, Excellent Animation of the Year, Screenplay of the Year, Audience Award for Best Animated Feature, Best Actress, Synergy Award. ·      Nominated- Best Film, Best Picture, Best Animated Female, best Animated Feature – Independent, Outstanding Achieved, Direction in an Animated Feature Production, Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Animator of the Year, Director of the Year. Any interesting exhibition facts/issues: The red braided cord that Mitsuha wears represents the invisible red string of fate that is said to connect someone to their fated person, according to Japanese tradition. Itomori is a fictional town, however, it was majorly based on the existing Japanese town of Hida.