With the launch of an official site and key visual last December, the next Makoto Shinkai film had found its way into the schedule with Weather Child: Weathering With You. The feature is set for a July 19th, 2019 debut with worldwide distribution already being lined up and now the official site has brought out the first teaser trailer for it. There’s not much in the way of additional details but it’s welcome to see RADWIMPS back after their contribution to your name. Shinkai is writing and directing the film based at CoMix Wave Films with Atsushi Tamura serving as the animation director and Masayoshi Tanaka handling the character designs.
The cast includes Kotaro Daiko as Hodaka Morishima and Nana Mori as Hina Amano.
Check out the official site.
Plot Concept: High school student Hodaka leaves his home on an isolated island and moves to Tokyo, but he immediately becomes broke. He lives his days in isolation, but finally finds a job as a writer for a shady occult magazine. After he starts his job, the weather has been rainy day after day. In a corner of the crowded and busy city, Hodaka meets a young woman named Hina. Due to certain circumstances, Hina and her younger brother live together, but have a cheerful and sturdy life. Hina also has a certain power: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.