When the Rain Falls vs Your Name.
Your Name. has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 4.8/10 for When the Rain Falls). When the Rain Falls is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 46m. Your Name. is the older of the two (2016 against 2022). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
When the Rain Falls
Your Name.| When the Rain Falls | Your Name. | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.8/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Animation, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Shusuke Kaneko | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Tomu Miyazaki, Jun Hosoi, Kazuha Komiya, Kazumi, Yurisa | Kazuhiko Inoue, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Chafurin, Kana Hanazawa, Kaito Ishikawa |
Synopsis
When the Rain Falls
Hazuki clips her nails every time it rains. She caressed 'her' with these fingers back then. Hazuki, an editor of a publishing company now, is attracted by Shiori, the head of planning. On a day when the two women soaked wet in the rain, they enter an motel for shelter and take a shower. There Hazuki sees the image of her lost "girlfriend" in Shiori and eventually they reach out to each other.
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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