Once it’s done with December’s Oscar-qualifying run in Los Angeles, Makoto Shinkai’s your name. anime film will make its full North American theatrical debut in 2017. The film will be released in both subtitled and dubbed versions, and Funimation is gearing up for its arrival with the reveal of the English dub cast.
Here’s a breakdown of the characters:
Taki Tachibana:
A kind but occasionally short-tempered high school boy who has an interest in architecture.
Japanese voice actor: Ryunosuke Kamiki
Kenji Koiso (Summer Wars), Sho (The Secret World of Arrietty)
English voice actor: Michael Sinterniklaas
Kenji Koiso (Summer Wars), Masakazu Masaki (Time of Eve)
Mitsuha Miyamizu:
A high school girl who lives in the rural countryside but dreams of one day living in Tokyo.
Japanese voice actor: Mone Kamishiraishi
Kanade Ooe (Chihayafuru – Live-Action Movie)
English voice actor: Stephanie Sheh
Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon), Kayo Hinazuki (ERASED)
Katsuhiko Teshigawara & Sayaka Natori:
Mitsuha’s best friends and classmates. They both seem very close…
Katsuhiko Teshigawara |
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Japanese voice actor |
Ryo Narita |
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Curve (One Piece Film: Gold) |
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English voice actor |
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Gohan (Dragon Ball Z), Kamina (Gurren Lagann) |
Sayaka Natori |
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Japanese voice actor |
Aoi Yuki |
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Madoka Kaname (Puella Magi Madoka Magica), Kayo Hinazuki (ERASED) |
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English voice actor |
Cassandra Morris |
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Taiga Aisaka (Toradora!), Suguha Kirigaya/Leafa (Sword Art Online) |
Miki Okudera |
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Taki’s beautiful and mature senpai at his part-time job |
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Japanese voice actor |
Masami Nagasawa |
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Umi Matsuzaki (From Up on Poppy Hill), Yabu Oda (I Am a Hero) |
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English voice actor |
Laura Post |
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Ragyo Kiryuin (Kill la Kill), Nozomi Tojo (Love Live!) |
Tsukasa Fujii |
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One of Taki’s best friends and classmates |
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Japanese voice actor |
Nobunaga Shimazaki |
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Haruka Nanase (Free!), Makoto Sunakawa (My LOVE Story!!) |
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English voice actor |
Ben Pronsky |
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Harklight (Aldnoah.Zero) |
Shinta Takagi |
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One of Taki’s best friends and classmates |
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Japanese voice actor |
Kaito Ishikawa |
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Genos (One-Punch Man), Tobio Kageyama (Haikyu!) |
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English voice actor |
Ray Chase |
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Noctis Lucis Caelum (Final Fantasy XV), Dr. Genus (One-Punch Man) |
Yotsuha Miyamizu |
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Mitsuha’s little sister |
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Japanese voice actor |
Kanon Tani |
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Menma (Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day – Live-Action Movie) |
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English voice actor |
Catie Harvey |
Hitoha Miyamizu |
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Mitsuha’s grandmother |
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Japanese voice actor |
Etsuko Ichihara |
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English voice actor |
Glyins Ellis |
Toshiki Miyamizu |
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Mitsuha’s stern father, and the local mayor |
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Japanese voice actor |
Masaki Terasoma |
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Hidan (Naruto Shippuden) |
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English voice actor |
Scott Williams |
Yukari Yukino |
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Mitsuha’s teacher at school. Fans of director Makoto Shinkai’s work will recognize her as the female lead in his previous film, The Garden of Words. |
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Japanese voice actor |
Kana Hanazawa |
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Akane Tsunemori (PSYCHO-PASS), Rize Kamishiro (Tokyo Ghoul) |
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English voice actor |
Katy Vaughn |
And here’s a dubbed trailer: