Persepolis vs Your Name.
Your Name. has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.9/10 for Persepolis). Persepolis is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 46m. Persepolis is the older of the two (2007 against 2016). Both are animation, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Persepolis | Your Name. | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama | Animation, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Simon Abkarian, Arié Elmaleh, Mathias Mlekuz | Kazuhiko Inoue, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Chafurin, Kana Hanazawa, Kaito Ishikawa |
Synopsis
Persepolis
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.
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.
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