'Weathering With You' trivia and fun facts
First in India
'Weathering with you' is the first anime film to be officially released in India. Director Makato Shinkai noted the online traction the film was getting especially in twitter where Indian fans started trending #Indiawantsanime and made the release of the film possible theatrically.
1 in 2000
Young actors Kotaro Daigo and Nana Mori, managed to get the parts as the two main characters, with more than 2000 people auditioning for the roles.
Connection with 'Your Name'
When Hodaka, Hina, and Nagi performing ritual for an elderly woman, her grandson is Taki Tachibana from 'Your Name'. This can be seen from her house family name. The shop clerk whom Hodaka bought a present for Hina's birthday is also a character from 'Your Name', Mitsuha Miyamizu. This can be seen from her name tag.
Beating Disney
The film has earned some records in Japan, becoming the 2019 highest grossing movie in this country overcoming some blockbusters such as 'The Lion King' and 'Aladdin'.
Another success more to Sitges
The previous film from the director, 'Your name' was also screened at the Sitges Festival and was a box-office hit in Japan.
Working together again
Kana Hanazawa already worked on Makoto Shinkai's previous titles in 'The Garden of Words' (2013) and 'Your name'. (2016)
Longer
Running at 111 minutes it's also now his longest film, beating out the previous record holder of 'Your name' (2016) with 106 minutes.
Spanish premiere
Makoto Shinkai came back again to the 2019 San Sebastian International Film Festival with the screening of 'Weathering with you' as part of the Perlak section.