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A story of two people determined to hold on to one another.Mitsuha, a high school girl from a town deep in the mountains,dreams of an unfamiliar life in Tokyo. Taki, a high school boyfrom Tokyo, dreams that he is a girl living in the mountains. Asthe two begin swapping lives,
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SHINKAI MakotoName (in native language) : Associated Names:?????? ??????Makoto ShinkaiMakoto Shinkai ( Shinkai Makoto? ) , born as Makoto Niitsu (?? ? Niitsu Makoto? , February 9, 1973) is a Japanese director of anime and former graphic designer. A native of the Nagano Prefecture, Shinkai studied Japanese literature at Chuo University where he was a member of juvenile literature club where he drew picture books. He traces his passion for creation to the manga, anime, and novels he was exposed to while in middle school. His favorite anime is Castle in the Sky by Hayao Miyazaki. Shinkai has been called "The New Miyazaki" in several reviews including Anime Advocates and ActiveAnime, comparisons which he calls an "overestimation".
