Gauze vs Your Name.
Gauze has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 8.5/10 for Your Name.). Gauze is the shorter watch at 8m compared with 1h 46m. Your Name. is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are animation, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gauze
Your Name.| Gauze | Your Name. | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2016 |
| Length | 8m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Animation, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Nicholas Arujah, Noran Fikri Alezabi | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Bashir Alsharbati, Talia Alsharbati, Rasha Alsharbati, Ahmed Rehan, Mjd Ali | Kazuhiko Inoue, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Chafurin, Kana Hanazawa, Kaito Ishikawa |
Synopsis
Gauze
14-year-old Zain, a Palestinian swimming champion, faces war and man-made famine. He becomes the sole caregiver to his little brother. When aid drops into the sea, desperate for food, Zain is forced to swim - not for passion, but for survival.
Your Name.
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.
Where to watch
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