Your Name Movie Facts

11 of the most interesting Your Name facts you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Your Name movie message.

September 12th was a Monday for Taki, and a Thursday for Mitsuha, subtly hinting something being off about when they switch bodies.
September 12th was a Monday for Taki, and a Thursday for Mitsuha, subtly hinting something being off about when they switch bodies.

In "Your Name", the ribbon that is always present on the two characters are absent when they swap.

Your Name Movie Trivia Facts

These trivia from Reddit and other sources can be used as questions with answers in quizzes or games.

  1. Mitsuha and Taki wrote 'Baka' and 'Aho' on each other's faces. While both means 'idiot', the severity of the insult depends on what region of Japan you're from

Your Name Easter Eggs

Hidden objects, characters, easter eggs, and their meanings are wonderful ways to discover the filmmaker's perspectives of any given movie.

  • 1 - The name of an Italian restaurant is "Il Giardino Delle Parole" which when translated to English is "The Garden Of Words", a reference to director Makoto Shinkai's previous film of the same name.
    The name of an Italian restaurant is "Il Giardino Delle Parole" which when translated to English is "The Garden Of Words", a reference to director Makoto Shinkai's previous film of the same name.

Your Name Hidden Facts

1 - An orange Game Cube, a Famicom, and what appears to be a PlayStation One can be seen in the room they are using to plan.
An orange Game Cube, a Famicom, and what appears to be a PlayStation One can be seen in the room they are using to plan.
1 - Mitsuha does not wear the braided cord bracelet while in Taki's body, while Taki is always shown wearing it as himself. Mitsuha does not know Taki has the bracelet, as it is later revealed that she gives it to him years before Taki experiences the body switching.
Mitsuha does not wear the braided cord bracelet while in Taki's body, while Taki is always shown wearing it as himself. Mitsuha does not know Taki has the bracelet, as it is later revealed that she gives it to him years before Taki experiences the body switching.

The song "Love My Way" by The Psychedelic Furs plays as Oliver (Armie Hammer) dances at the disco: the first line of the song is "There's an *army* on the dancefloor"

Elio's arm position while sobbing in the car mirrors the statue's pose in another scene previously shown.

Oliver's Star of David falls off during the love scene and Elio puts it in his mouth (brightened and zoomed in).

1 - The female protagonist Mitsuha cuts her hair short on the same day the her life will tragically be cut short.
The female protagonist Mitsuha cuts her hair short on the same day the her life will tragically be cut short.
Your Name poster
Your Name poster

Your Name Plot

Ibe Riki and Riko Takeo are preparing for a wedding ceremony.

Cast and Details

Here are the full cast and crew of Your Name. The goofs, crazy credits, and trivia they have performed may have not taken your attention. Some are hidden for a reason, while others randomly forgotten.

Genre Short
Director Megumi Shiraishi
IMDB score 8.8

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