君の名は (Your Name) Screenplay

君の名は
[Your Name]
"Fan-made Screenplay"
Original Story and Film by
Makoto Shinkai
Rewritten in English by
Jake Gao
gaojake.com
gaoyjake@gmail.com
ii.
I want to make it clear that I wrote this with my own time, and
without permission from the original filmmakers and producers.
As a screenwriting major in Los Angeles, I really wanted to read

the screenplay to my favorite movie, Your Name, but I couldn't a
copy of it anywhere (Japanese or English).
So I came up with the bright idea to write my own!
This project was super fun for me as I was able to really study
the movie and its details. It also serves as fun writing practice,
a way to force myself to write everyday, and something to serve up
as a sample of my writing style.
I hope that you all enjoy the read, and please feel free to
critique me and point out any mistakes-- format, spelling, or
grammatical-- as it'll help me improve my future projects!
Thank you so much and keep dreaming!
-Jake.
Original story by Makoto Shinkai 1.
EXT. ITOMORI - SKY - NIGHT
We are so high sky that sunlight still peaks over the

horizon, bouncing off the tops of clouds.
Meteorites glow red as they fall towards Earth. Many

fragments disintegrate in the atmosphere, but the largest
piece dives into the clouds.
The sound of wind whistles as the camera tracks the falling

comet.
The comet bursts through the cloud cover, revealing a

darkened prefecture surrounding a large lake.
We watch as the comet descends onto Itomori.
CUT TO BLACK.
OVER BLACK.
ALL DIALOGUE IS SPOKEN IN JAPANESE.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Every now and then, when I wake
up...
CUT TO:
EXT/INT. TOKYO - DAY
A wide, areal view of congested apartments, skyscrapers, and

subways.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
I find myself crying.
INT. TAKI’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS
A neat, minimalist bedroom with schoolbooks and a desk. TAKI

TACHIBANA (22), quick tempered but good hearted, sits up from
his bed. He stares at his empty palm.
TAKI (V.O.)
I can never recall the dream I just
had, but...
Rewritten by Jake Gao

INT. MITSUHA'S ROOM - CONTINUOUS
A girl’s bedroom, small and compact. MITSUHA MIYAMIZU (25), a

modest and soft-spoken, with long black hair, sits on the
edge of her bed, staring at her empty palm.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
But... the sensation that I’ve lost
something... lingers for a long
time.
Mitsuha ties her hair with braided cord.
EXT. TOKYO - LATER
Tracking Mitsuha’s feet as she walks along a busy sidewalk.

People, subways, and cars move back and forth creating an
organized mess in this concrete jungle.
INT. SUBWAY - MOMENTS LATER
Taki looks out the window at the cityscape flying past.
TAKI (V.O.)
I’m always searching for
something... for someone.
INT. SUBWAY - SAME TIME
Mitsuha looks out the window at the same view, her hand
pressed on the glass.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
This feeling possesses me, I think,
from that day...
EXT. TOKYO - NIGHT - FLASHBACK
The comet flies high, its teal and pink tail illuminates the
night sky. Taki (14) gazes from his balcony.
TAKI (V.O.)
That day when the stars fell. It
was almost as if...
EXT. ITOMORI - NIGHT - FLASHBACK
Mitsuha (17) gazes at the falling comet in an open field. The

expansive sky stretches over her.

MITSUHA (V.O.)
...as if it were a scene from a
dream. Nothing more, nothing less--
TAKI (V.O.) MITSUHA (V.O.)

--than a beautiful view. --than a beautiful view.
SUPER: Your Name
MUSIC CUE: “Dream Lantern” by RADWIMPS.
CUT TO BLACK.
OVER BLACK.
Titles stay on the screen for a moment longer.
Beat.
MONTAGE WITH OPENING CREDITS.
...Taki and Mitsuha find each other in a crowd of faceless

people.
...Taki (14) and Mitsuha (17) stand back to back under a

crescent moon. Suddenly-- still in the same position-- the
two change. Taki, now 17, in his school uniform, stands
taller than Mitsuha, still 17, who has short hair. Mitsuha’s
braided cord floats around them. The two walk away from each
other, causing the ribbon to disappear.
...Taki with Mitsuha’s braided cord around his wrist, sprints

through the faceless crowd.
..Timelapse of Tokyo and Taki walking home from school.
QUICK CUTS.
--Mitsuha sulks in the corner of her family shrine. She looks

at her palm sadly.
--Mitsuha, wearing a shrine maiden uniform, performs a ritual

dance on a wooden platform.
--The comet shines brightly in the night sky.
--Tokyo cityscape.
--Itomori landscape.
--Taki and Mitsuha face away from each other, looking at the
sky.

...Taki and Mitsuha back to back again, but this time we seem
them slowly grow older. Taki starts at 14 and ends at 22.
Mitsuha starts at 17 and ends at 25. Their smiles fade as
they grow older.
..Taki (17) stands on his Tokyo balcony. He stares past the

horizon. The camera takes his POV and zooms across Japan to
see Mitsuha (17), looking out the window of her room in
Itomori.
...Taki and Mitsuha both stretch their hands out towards a

large cloud in their respective cities. A moment passes and
the two pull their hands back, smiling. They walk in opposite
directions.
END MONTAGE.
END MUSIC CUE.
CUT TO BLACK.
OVER BLACK.
A cellphone alarm rings.
FADE IN:
INT. MITSUHA’S HOUSE - BEDROOM - DAY
Warm sunlight shines through the windows. A futon mattress

lays on the floor.
There are many different timelines to this story, however the

main one will be when Taki and Mitsuha are both 17.
The alarm continues to ring as Mitsuha (17) sleeps on the

mattress.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Taki... Taki... Don’t you remember
me?
CUT TO:
INT. SUBWAY - DAY - DREAMLIKE
Mitsuha caught in a mass of people leaving the car, tosses a

braided cord, her handmade braided cord used to tie her hair,
towards Taki, still in the car.

MITSUHA
My name is... Mitsuha!
CUT BACK TO:
BEDROOM
Mitsuha (Taki) jolts up, panting. She takes a look around the
room, confused. A neatly organized, Japanese-style room with
sliding doors.
She looks down at her breasts, and slowly gropes them.
Taki is in Mitsuha’s body.
Mitsuha, completely captivated by the feeling, doesn’t notice

when the bedroom door slides open.
YOTSUHA MIYAMIZU (9), a sassy young girl with pigtails,

stands awkwardly watching Mitsuha-- her older sister-- touch
her breasts.
YOTSUHA
Mitsuha, what are you doing?
MITSUHA
(to herself)
They feel so real.
Beat.
Mitsuha turns towards Yotsuha, startled.
MITSUHA (CONT'D)
(points to herself.)
What? Mitsuha?
YOTSUHA
Are you half-asleep? Breakfast!
Hurry up!
Yotsuha slams the door.
Mitsuha trudges towards the full-body mirror and takes her

pajamas off.
Beat.
Mitsuha sees her naked body.
MITSUHA
Huh?

Mitsuha sees her naked body.
MITSUHA (CONT'D)
Huh?!?!
DINING ROOM - THE NEXT DAY
A traditional Japanese home. Open large doors that allow

sunlight to shine through, and a low dining table with no
chairs.
HITOHA MIYAMIZU (82), a wise and spiritual grandmother,

kneels at the dining table in a YUKATA (a casual summer
kimono).
Yotsuha brings a few bowls of soup to the table.
YOTSUHA
Grandma, do you want last night's
leftovers?
HITOHA
No thank you, you can have them.
Mitsuha jogs in, dressed in her school uniform.
YOTSUHA
Mitsuha, you’re late!
MITSUHA
I’ll make breakfast tomorrow.
Mitsuha serves herself some rice, familiar with the space and
humming to herself. Hitoha and Yotsuha watch her intently.
Mitsuha piles rice into her bowl.
MITSUHA (CONT'D)
(mumbles to herself)
Is this too much? Oh well.
HITOHA
You’re normal today.
YOTSUHA
(giggles)
Yea, you were crazy yesterday.
MITSUHA
What are you talking about?
A bell chimes through a radio in the house and a woman’s

voice comes through.

The voice rings through the entire town and we see tall
speakers posted all over Itomori, carrying the same signal.
This is how the Town Hall communicates with the locals.
ANNOUNCER WOMAN (V.O.)

Good morning, everyone.
The announcer pauses between phrases to let the echo

dissipate.
ANNOUNCER WOMAN (V.O.)

This is an announcement from
Itomori Town Hall... regarding the
mayoral election... to be held on
the 20th next month, the election
committee--
Hitoha unplugs the radio from the wall, angry.
Mitsuha turns on the TV to a news channel. A female anchor

speaks with a picture of the COMET beside her.
A bar of text below her reads, “Comet Tiamat to pass by in a

month: Visible to the naked eye”.
NEWS ANCHOR (V.O.)

A comet with an orbital period of
1200 years will pass by in a month.
The comet will be visible to the
naked eye for several days...
The anchor’s voice fades to the background as Yotsuha speaks

to Hitoha.
YOTSUHA
Just make it up with him- -
MITSUHA
- -It’s an adult matter.
The anchor’s voice comes back in.
CU of the TV showing a diagram of the comet’s trajectory.
A text bar at the bottom reads, “Position of Comet Tiamat”.
NEWS ANCHOR (V.O.)

...JAXA is preparing to observe the
celestial show of the century.

MITSUHA'S BEDROOM
Mitsuha opens a small cosmetic drawer, revealing a few hair

ties. A long BRAIDED CORD, majority red with a little orange
and blue design in the center.
This is the same cord that she gave Taki on the subway.
We watch as she braids her hair into two pigtails then

intricately ties it with the braided cord, forming a perfect
bow.
EXT. MITSUHA'S HOUSE - DAY
Their large, two-story home is tucked in the mountain,

surrounded by trees.
MITSUHA (O.C.) YOTSUHA (O.C.)

We’re going now! We’re going now!
Mitsuha and Yotsuha walk down a concrete road.
EXT. ITOMORI - DAY
Beautiful and rural, Itomori is built around an enormous lake

and is surrounded by mountains.
Mitsuha and Yotsuha wave goodbye as their schools are down

different paths.
Mitsuha walks alone down the cliffside when the ringing of a

bike bell grabs her attention.
Mitsuha’s only two friends, SAYAKA NATORI (17), a small,

cheerful girl in braided pigtails, and KATSUHIKO (TESSIE)
TESHIGAWARA (17), a kindhearted and driven boy, ride together
on a bike.
Sayaka sits behind Tessie as he does all the work.
SAYAKA
(cheerful)
Mitsuha!
MITSUHA
Morning, Sayaka, Tessie.
SAYAKA
Good morning- -
TESSIE
- -Get off.

SAYAKA
Meanie. Why?
TESSIE
You’re too heavy.
SAYAKA
That’s rude.
Mitsuha smiles and continues down the road.
MITSUHA
You two get along so well.
TESSIE SAYAKA
We do not! We do not!
Sayaka gets off the bike and walks with Mitsuha. Tessie rides
his bike slowly beside them.
SAYAKA (CONT'D)
Your hair looks all right today.
MITSUHA
What?
TESSIE
Yea, did you grandma exorcise you?
MITSUHA
Exorcise?
TESSIE
You were totally possessed!
SAYAKA
Cut out the occult stuff. Mitsuha
is just stressed. Right?
MITSUHA
Huh? What are you talking about?
TESSIE
You don’t remember?
KADOIRI - BRIDGE - CONTINUOUS
They cross a stone bridge with stream running beneath it.

Beautiful nature surrounds them on their walk to school.

KADOIRI
Across the bridge, a few locals gather around a parking lot

listening to TOSHIKI MIYAMIZU (54), the strong, commanding
mayor of Itomori, and also Mitsuha’s father.
Toshiki speaks through a microphone while standing on some

boxes.
TOSHIKI
...and above all, restoring the
town’s fiscal health to continue
its revitalization project! Only
when these are achieved, can a safe
and secure community be created!
Mitsuha and her friends stroll behind the crowd. Toshiki

stands tall with his fellow politicians beside him.
TOSHIKI (CONT'D)
As the incumbent mayor...
A local man near the back mutters to his wife.
LOCAL MAN
He’ll just be reelected again
anyway.
WIFE
Between you and me, he’s really
been spreading money around.
Mitsuha, Sayaka, and Tessie run into a few other classmates.

KAZUYA (17), handsome and tall with a relaxed attitude, NAOMI
(17), the popular girl at school who looks down on Mitsuha,
and MAMI (17), who tags along with Kazuya for the clout.
KAZUYA
Hey, Miyamizu
MITSUHA
Morning.
KAZUYA
(referring to Mitsuha and
Tessie)
So the mayor’s kid and his
contractor’s kid get along, too.
The two girls beside him giggle.
Mitsuha, Tessie, and Sayaka ignore them and continue walking,

heads down.

Toshiki notices Mitsuha walking by. He puts his microphone

down.
TOSHIKI
Mitsuha!
Mitsuha freezes. Embarrassed.
TOSHIKI (CONT'D)
Stand up straight!
Flustered, Mitsuha fixes her postures and continues without a

word.
All the locals stare at her.

OLD WOMAN
He’s strict with his family.
LOCAL WORKER
I’m impressed.
MAMI
So embarrassing.
NAOMI
Sucks to be her.
Mitsuha quickens her pace.
SAYAKA
Mitsuha...
MITSUHA
(mutters)
In front of everybody...
INT. CLASSROOM - LATER
Everyone sits in their individual seats. The teacher, Yukari

Yukino (27), passionate and friendly, writes on the
chalkboard.
Mitsuha flips through her notebook and finds a message

written in black pen.
“WHO ARE YOU?”
Mitsuha stares confused.
Yukino finishes writing a word on the chalkboard.
“TASOKARE” (Twilight).

YUKINO
“Tasokare” means “Who is that” and
is the origin of the word “tasogare-
doki”. Twilight, when it’s neither
day nor night. When the world blurs
and one might encounter something
not human.
She turns back towards the chalkboard and writes another word
down.
YUKINO (CONT'D)
Older expressions include “karetaso-
doki”. “Karetaso/Kawatare = Who is
that?” And “kawatare-doki”.
STUDENT
Question! Not “kataware-doki?”
YUKINO
Kataware-doki? I think that’s a
local dialect. I’ve heard that
Itomori’s elderly still use
classical language.
STUDENT
We’re in the boonies, after all.
The kids laugh.
Mitsuha, not paying attention, flips through the rest of her

notebook, checking for other messages. She returns to
original page.
“WHO ARE YOU?”
YUKINO
Okay, next, Mitsuha.
Mitsuha snaps back to attention. She stands quickly.

MITSUHA
Yes!
YUKINO
Oh, so you remember your name
today.
Everyone laughs.
MITSUHA
Hm?

EXT. SCHOOL - FIELD - DAY
The high school is on the far side of the lake, nestled high
in the hills, giving the students and faculty a beautiful
view of the surrounding area.
Mitsuha, Tessie, and Sayaka sit under a tree eating lunch.
SAYAKA
You don’t remember? Yesterday you
forgot where your desk and locker
were. You had bedhead and no
ribbon.
MITSUHA
What? No way! Really?
SAYAKA
It was like you had amnesia.
MITSUHA
Well, I do feel like I’ve been in a
strange dream lately... A dream
about someone else’s life?
Beat.
MITSUHA (CONT'D)
I can’t remember clearly.
Tessie, reading a tabloid, speaks up.
TESSIE
I know! You were remembering...
(pause for dramatic
effect)
Your previous life!
He shows the girls his tabloid covered in conspiracy

theories.
TESSIE (CONT'D)
Or maybe your subconscious linked
to the Everett multiverse!
SAYAKA
Stay out of this.
MITSUHA
Tessie, did you write that in my
notebook?
Tessie gives Mitsuha a puzzled look. Mitsuha loses

confidence.

MITSUHA (CONT'D)
Nevermind.
Beat.
SAYAKA
But Mitsuha, you really were a bit
weird yesterday.
Tessie nods.
SAYAKA (CONT'D)
Are you feeling all right?
MITSUHA
That’s so strange. I feel fine.
SAYAKA
Maybe it’s stress. That ritual is
coming up, isn’t it?
MITSUHA
(whining)
Oh, don’t remind me! I can’t stand
this town anymore. I want to
graduate and go to Tokyo.
SAYAKA
I don’t blame you. There’s really
nothing in this town.
CUT TO:
EXT. ITOMORI - LATER
Mitsuha and Sayaka walk while Tessie bikes close behind them.
They cross a train track on their way home from school, along
with mom-and-pop shops and practices.
SAYAKA
Trains come every two hours.
MITSUHA
The store closes at 9 p.m.
SAYAKA
No bookstore for some reason. No
dentist for some reason.
MITSUHA
But two pubs for some reason.

SAYAKA
No jobs.
MITSUHA
No love.
SAYAKA
No happiness.
TESSIE
(annoyed)
Give me a break!
MITSUHA SAYAKA
What? What?
Tessie faces two annoyed girls.
TESSIE
I mean... how about we stop by a
café?
Beat.
The girls look shook.
MITSUHA SAYAKA
A café? Really?
They stare at Tessie with hopeful eyes.
MITSUHA (CONT'D) SAYAKA (CONT'D)

Where?! Where?!
CUT TO:
EXT. VENDING MACHINE - LATER
Tessie and Sayaka sit on a rusty bench by a road. An old

vending machine spits out a can of juice. Weeds and dirt
surround the patchy grass, and Tessie uses a cinderblock as a
footrest.
The neighborhood Shiba Inu sleeps at Tessie’s feet.
A woman on a moped trots past.
WOMAN
Hello.
Tessie and Sayaka nod politely.
Beat.

The two sip their drinks.
SAYAKA
This is a café?
TESSIE
You knew there wasn’t one.
SAYAKA
Mitsuha just went home. Things must
be rough for her.
TESSIE
Well, she takes center stage.
SAYAKA
Yea...
Tessie plays with the dog.
SAYAKA (CONT'D)
Hey, Tessie. What will you do after
you graduate?
TESSIE
What is this? You asking about my
future?
Sayaka nods.
Beat.
TESSIE (CONT'D)
Nothing special. I’ll probably keep
on living a normal life in this
town.
INT. MIYAMIZU SHRINE - NIGHT
Mitsuha, Yotsuha, and their grandmother, Hitoha, sit on the

tatami floor. The three wear traditional yukatas as they make
braided cords.
Yotsuha, being the youngest, rolls thread onto spools.

Mitsuha and Hitoha uses different colored threads and a
weaver to make intricate cords like the one in Mitsuha’s
hair.
We see the meticulous process as spools moved and sticks are

used to tighten the patterns.
YOTSUHA
I’d rather do that too.

HITOHA
You’re not ready yet, Yotsuha.
Listen to the thread’s voice, and
emotions will eventually start
flowing between you and the thread.
YOTSUHA
(discouraged)
Threads don’t talk.
MITSUHA
She means “concentrate.”
HITOHA
A thousand years of Itomori’s
history is etched into our braided
cords. Listen. Two hundred years
ago...
MITSUHA
Here she goes again...
HITOHA
...Sandal maker Mayugoro’s bathroom
caught on fire and burned down this
whole area. The shrine and old
documents were destroyed. And this
is known as...
MITSUHA
(promptly)
The Great Fire of Mayugoro.
YOTSUHA
The fire has his name? Poor
Mayugoro.
HITOHA
So we lost the meaning of our
festivals, and only the form lived
on. But even if words are lost,
tradition should be handed down.
That’s the important task we at
Miyamizu Shrine have.
Hitoha sighs and pauses her work. She kneads her aching
shoulder.
HITOHA (CONT'D)
But that foolish son-in-law...
Mitsuha looks hurt.

HITOHA (CONT'D)
As if leaving Shinto priesthood and
this house weren’t enough, now
politics? He’s hopeless.
INT. TESSIE’S HOUSE - DINING ROOM - NIGHT
A very modest and traditional Japanese home. Mitsuha’s

father, Toshiki, and Tessie’s father, DAISUKE (50s), drink
and chat with other government officials.
TOSHIKI
Have another, my man.
Toshiki pours sake into Daisuke’s cup.

TOSHIKI (CONT'D)
I’m counting on your help again.
DAISUKE
Leave it to me. I’ll get you votes
from the Kadoiri and Sakagami
Districts.
LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Tessie sips tea with his MOM (40s) in the living room. We
hear the muffled laughs and chatter from dining room.
TESSIE
(smirks)
I smell corruption.
TESSIE’S MOM
Don’t be ridiculous.
Daisuke barges into the living room, red in the cheeks.
DAISUKE
Bring us a few more hot sake.
TESSIE’S MOM
Alright, alright.
Daisuke stumbles towards the bathroom, while calling out to

his son.
DAISUKE
Katsuhiko, work on site this
weekend. Learn how to use
explosives.

TESSIE
Mm.
DAISUKE
(commanding)
Can’t hear you.
TESSIE
Okay!
TESSIE’S ROOM - MOMENTS LATER
Lit only from the moonlight, Tessie sits by the window. The
soft chirp of crickets and rustling winds muffle the party
inside.
We hear a soft wind instrument playing far away. Tessie

stares at a glowing shrine in the distance.
Beat.
TESSIE
We both have it rough, don’t we?
EXT. MIYAMIZU SHRINE - TEMPLE - NIGHT
A small stage raised above the ground. Charms hang from the
ceiling. Two torches give light to the surrounding area as
people gather to see Mitsuha and Yotsuha, clad in shrine
maiden attire, perform a dance.
The fire crackles. No one makes a sound.
A soft beat of a drum, and a high-pitched, whistling melody

play from a speaker to the side.
Mitsuha and Yotsuha are perfectly synced, with bells in their

right hand, and a red sash in the other.
They dance, flicking the bells and spinning slowly.
LOCAL MAN
Is that Yotsuha? She’s all grown
up.
WOMAN
They’re both pretty like their
mother.
Standing beside the two, on a balcony is Sayaka, watching

quietly.

Tessie walks in from behind.
TESSIE
Hey.
SAYAKA
Hey.
They watch in silence as Mitsuha and Yotsuha finish their

dance. Hitoha sits on a pillow behind them. Watching with her
eyes closed.
Once the dance is finished, no one claps.
Mitsuha and Yotsuha unfold some wrapping paper to reveal

cooked rice.
The two use their right hands, perfectly synched, and place a
small amount in their mouth. They chew softly.
TESSIE
It’s the oldest sake in the world.
By chewing on rice, spitting it
out, and letting it ferment, it
becomes alcohol.
SAYAKA
“Kuchikamizake”. Do the gods
appreciate sake made that way?
TESSIE
Of course they do.
In the back of the crowd, Kazuya and his harem, Naomi and
Mami, arrive to the scene.
KAZUYA
Look, it’s Miyamizu.
Mitsuha and Yotsuha let the chewed rice leak out of their
mouths while covering their face with their long sleeves.
It isn’t enough to shield the action completely however, and

the three classmates see her spitting it out.
MAMI
Oh! I could never do that!
NAOMI
Isn’t she embarrassed?
MAMI
I can’t believe it.

Mitsuha notices their appalled faces, but she swallows her

pride and continues.
The two sisters wrap up the rice sake in a wooden box.
EXT. MIYAMIZU SHRINE - LATER
The two sisters, back in normal clothes, exit the shrine.
The crowd is gone and the two walk back home.
YOTSUHA
Cheer up, Mitsuha. Who cares if a
few classmates saw you?
MITSUHA
I envy your prepubescent lack of
concern.
YOTSUHA
Why not sell lots of kuchikamizake
and use the money to go to Tokyo?
MITSUHA
Where do you get such ideas?
YOTSUHA
Sell them with photos and making-of
videos. Name it “Shrine Maiden’s
Sake”. You’ll make money!
Mitsuha ponders the idea.
MITSUHA
No way. That breaks the Liquor Tax
Law.
YOTSUHA
That’s the problem?
Mitsuha runs head, down the large flight of stairs leading up

to the shrine, flustered and embarrassed by her family.
TORI GATE - CONTINUOUS
Mitsuha arrives at the large tori gate overlooking the large

lake at the base of the hill. She yells into the night.
MITSUHA
I hate this town! I hate this life!
Please make me a handsome Tokyo boy
in my next life!

Yotsuha stares with judging eyes, sighs, and follows her

sister.
YOTSUHA
(to herself)
What a fool...
FADE TO BLACK.
INT. TOKYO - TAKI'S ROOM - DAY
CU of a smartphone as the alarm rings.
A messy boy’s room with books scattered on the floor and

table, and yesterday’s pants still on the floor.
TAKI (Mitsuha)(17), the high school boy living in Tokyo,

groggily wakes up. He feels for his phone on the floor.
He reaches and reaches, and ends up falling to the floor.
TAKI
Ow.
Pulling the sheets off his head, he sees his room for the
first time.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Where- -
He grabs his throat-- his chest-- a cold sweat.
Mitsuha is in Taki’s body.
Taki looks down at crotch.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Something’s there...
He slowly reaches down to touch his penis.

He jolts upwards, red from embarrassment.
BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Taki splashes his face with water and stares long and hard at
himself in the mirror.
We see a big band-aid on his cheek. He touches it and

flinches at the pain.

TAKI’S DAD (O.S.)

Taki! Are you up?
LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
A small Tokyo apartment. A single dining table by the balcony

window with a small TV beside it.
Taki’s dad (50s), your average inner-city office worker,

watches the news on his tablet while eating breakfast.
TAKI’S DAD
It was your turn to cook. Wake up
on time.
Taki hides by the doorway.
TAKI
(shy)
I’m sorry.
Taki’s dad is a bit confused by his son’s timid response.
TAKI’S DAD
I’m going now. Finish up the miso
soup.
TAKI
Hm.
HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Very narrow with books and boxes piled off to the side.
Taki’s dad heads for the door.
TAKI’S DAD
Go to school even if you’re late.
See you.
TAKI
Have a nice day.
Taki’s dad leaves the apartment.
Taki (Mitsuha), all alone, stares at the scene around him.
TAKI (CONT'D)
What a strange dream.
Beat.

An alarm goes off, scaring Taki.
BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
CU of Taki’s phone with a text from TSUKASA (17), Taki’s high

school friend-- the sexy, intellectual type, that reads,
“RUN, YOU’RE LATE!”.
Taki holds the phone, nervous.
TAKI
What? Tsukasa? What’s happening?
Beat.
Taki sees his school uniform hanging on the wall and takes it
off.
Taki blushes.
TAKI (CONT'D)
I have to use the bathroom.
SOUND CUE: a toilet flushing.
CUT TO:
EXT. TAKI’S APARTMENT - DAY
Taki exits the apartment, dressed in his school uniform. He

heaves a sigh of relief.
TAKI
This is too realistic.
Taki looks out from the apartment balcony. He is on the top

story, overlooking the city of Tokyo.
Taki walks towards the rail, taking in the view. Tall

skyscrapers tower over the horizon. The sunlight bouncing off
the steel frames and glass windows.
MONTAGE TOKYO
...A bridge and a few skyscrapers. The sunlight flares in the

corner, reflecting off the tallest building. A flock of crows
fly across the sky.
...Heavy traffic and street construction. Orange dividers

separate the lane as cars drive back and forth.

...The same back and forth motion with the subways in an

extreme wide, aerial shot of Shinjuku Station. So many tracks
and so many subways all weave between each other.
...Large TV screens on the sides of buildings displaying ads.
END MONTAGE.
EXT. SHINJUKU STATION - DAY
Taki hides in the shade while checking his location on his

phone’s GPS. It reads, “SHINKJUKU STATION”.
He puts the phone in his pocket and walks to the main street
and into the sunlight, blinding him. The noisy crowds grow
louder and Taki joins the mass of commuters.
Taki stares at the skyline, amazed. He unconsciously twirls a

lock of hair by his ear and smiles.
TAKI
I’m in Tokyo!
EXT. JINGU HIGH SCHOOL - LATER
A very industrial, yet modern-looking school in the middle of

the city. The architectural design fits the high-end
corporate buildings surrounding it.
CLASSROOM
We overhear some chatter from random students during their

lunch break.
Two girls in desks next to each other.
GIRL 1
Where’d you get it?
GIRL 2
Daikanyama.
A group of guys eating fast food.
GUY
The opening act at the next gig...
A girl and guy munching on snacks.
GIRL
Let’s skip club and go to a movie.

Taki shyly peers into the classroom, unsure if it’s the right
one.
A few students in the halls glace suspiciously at Taki.
TSUKASA (17), the sexy intellectual who sent Taki the text,
comes up behind him throws an arm over his shoulder.
Taki shrinks away, scared.
TSUKASA
Taki!
Tsukasa is very close to Taki (Mitsuha).
TSUKASA (CONT'D)
Arriving at noon, huh? Let’s eat
lunch.
With his arm still around Taki, Tsukasa guides him through
the hallways. Taki blushes and shrinks even smaller.
TSUKASA (CONT'D)
You ignored my text.
TAKI
(politely)
Oh, Tsukasa?
TSUKASA
At least you sound apologetic.
ROOFTOP - MOMENTS LATER
A basketball court on the school’s roof surrounded by a tall

chain-linked fence. A few students play on the court.
Taki and Tsukasa eat with another one of Taki’s friends,

SHINTA TAKAGI (17), a happy, go-lucky, pudgy boy, by the
court in the shade.
SHINTA
You got lost?
TAKI
Yea.
SHINTA
How could you get lost on the way
to school?
**In the Japanese language, the word “I” has different forms,
and Taki (Mitsuha) is using the formal version of the word.

TAKI
Uh... well... I [watashi]...
SHINTA
I [watashi?]
TAKI
(scared)
I [watakushi]!
Shinta and Tsukasa give Taki a confused look.
TAKI (CONT'D)
I [boku]?
Shinta and Tsukasa both lean in closer, even more confused.

TAKI (CONT'D)
I [ore]?
The two friends nod in unison.
Taki sighs, relieved.
TAKI (CONT'D)
I was enjoying myself. It’s so
festive and all in Tokyo.
SHINTA
You seem to have an accent.
TSUKASA
And where’s your lunch?
Taki panics.
TSUKASA (CONT'D)
Geez.
SHINTA
Are you half-asleep?
TSUKASA
(to Shinta)
You got something?
SHINTA
Croquette-egg sandwich sounds good!
Taki’s friends combine portions of their lunches to make a

small sandwich for Taki.
TAKI
Thank you.

Shinta and Tsukasa give big smiles.
Shinta
Let’s go to the café after school.
TSUKASA
Oh, that one? Okay. Coming, Taki?
TAKI
What?... What?... What?!
Taki inches closer to the boys.
TAKI (CONT'D)
A café?!
INT. CAFE - DAY
Very hipster and Earthy architecture. People sit in their

fancy, woven seats and eat photogenic food.
Shinta and Tsukasa study the ceiling and the wooden beams
while Taki indecisively flips through the menu.
SHINTA
Nice timberwork up there.
TSUKASA
Yea, attention to detail.
(to Taki)
Taki, have you decided?
Taki sees the prices for the first time.
TAKI
What? I could live for a month for
the price of these!
TSUKASA
What era are you from again?
TAKI
Hmm. Oh, well. It is a dream.
His friends study him, confused by his weird comment.
CUT TO:
CAFE - MOMENTS LATER
POV of Taki taking a photo of a fancy pancake dessert.

A FLASH.
The desert is gone.
Taki sips a coffee.
TAKI
What a great dream.
His friends stare at him, confused.
Taki’s phone chimes.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Ehhh, what should I do? I’m late
for work!
SHINTA
Your shift is today?
TSUKASA
Go, then.
Taki nods and stands.
He stops.
TAKI
Oh! Um... Where do I work?
Beat.
TSUKASA SHINTA
Huh? Huh?
INT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT
The Il Giardino Delle Parole. A fancy, high-end Italian

restaurant fill with business men and professionals.
Tall glass windows allow the patrons to see the busy Tokyo
street outside.
MONTAGE TAKI WORKING - QUICK CUTS
KITCHEN
--Busy chefs work and the sizzle of food in a pan.
WAITRESS
Tables 6, 7, and 10 are waiting!

CHEF
Table 12! Taki!
--Taki clumsily puts a stack of dirty dishes down.
TAKI
Yes!
DINING AREA
--Taki brings a shrimp pizza to two women.
TAKI
Here you go.
--Taki tries to take an order.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Uh, zucchini and tomato salad...
--Taki brings a dish to an older couple.
WOMAN
We didn’t order that.
KITCHEN
--Taki gets scolded by the kitchen staff.
CHEF 1
Taki, I said we’re out of truffles!
--Another chef yells at him.
CHEF 2
Taki, can’t hear you!
--Another chef yells.

CHEF 3
Taki!
DINING AREA
--Taki runs down a flight of stairs holding two plates. He

looks like he’s going to cry.
TAKI
When is this dream going to end?
END MONTAGE.

INT. DINING AREA - LATER
A sleazy looking man (late 20s), stylish light hair and a

patching beard, sips wine.
SLEAZY MAN
Hey. Hey, waiter.
Taki walks by with a tray of water.
TAKI
Oh, yes?
SLEAZY MAN
There was a toothpick in our pizza.
TAKI
Huh?
SLEAZY MAN
We could’ve gotten hurt. Good thing
I noticed. What do you have to say?
The sleaze-ball is sitting with his friend, also late 20s,

gangster-looking with piercings and a shaved head.
TAKI
But uh... there are no toothpicks
in an Italian restaurant- -
SLEAZY MAN
- -Huh?!
The sleazy man kicks the table, causing a loud ruckus.

Everyone in the restaurant tops and looks.
Another waitress, MIKI OKUDERA (24), a motherly girl who’s

aware of her beauty, yet doesn’t show it, comes to placate
the situation.
OKUDERA
Excuse me.
She gently butts Taki aside.
OKUDERA (CONT'D)
Is everything okay?
(whispers to Taki)
I’ll handle this.
Another older waiter pulls Taki away.
WAITER
What’s wrong with you today?

They watch Okudera handle the situation.
OKUDERA
Please accept our apologies. Your
meal is on the house.
SLEAZY MAN
(happy)
Oh, really?
He secretly pulls a retractable blade from his pocket.
OKUDERA
I hope you weren’t hurt.
INT. RESTAURANT - LATER
After closing, the staff cleans up the place-- vacuuming,

stacking chairs, washing dishes.
Vacuuming behind Okudera, who is wiping down tables, Taki

works up the courage to thank her.
TAKI
Um... Okudera...
Another waiter walks by Taki and knocks his head lightly.
WAITER
Miss Okudera.
He walks away and Taki steps closer to Okudera.
TAKI
Miss Okudera. Thank you...
OKUDERA
(cheerful)
A stroke of bad luck today.
TAKI
Uh yea...
OKUDERA
Bet it was a set-up. Handled it
according to the manual, but...
A waitress walks by with a checklist.
WAITRESS
Okudera, your skirt!

We see a slash through her skirt, showing her pantyhose. A

few staff come to see what’s happening.
WAITRESS (CONT'D)
Are you okay?
WAITER
What happened?
WAITRESS
She was slashed.
OKUDERA
That dick from earlier?
WAITRESS
What now? Do you remember his face?
Taki, determined, grabs Okudera’s hand and pulls her away.
TAKI
Come with me.
WAITER
Hey, Taki!
The staff watch as Taki takes Okudera to the back of the

restaurant.
OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
A tight space with a table and chair. A computer sits,

surrounded by paperwork, post-its, and files.
TAKI
Take off your skirt.
OKUDERA
Huh?!
TAKI
Oh! I’ll look the other way!
CUT TO:
LATER
Taki is sewing Okudera’s skirt with some excellent needle

work. His delicate hands weave green thread through the black
attire.
Okudera watches, surprised, with a towel around her waist.

TAKI
This won’t take long.
A small pair of scissors snip a yellow thread, revealing a

very cute and childish design of a grass field, hedgehog, and
butterflies. The tear has been covered beneath the art.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Done!
OKUDERA
Taki, wow! It looks so cute!
Taki giggles and blushes.
TAKI
Thank you for saving me today.
OKUDERA
Actually, I was concerned about
you.
She points to her cheek, referring to Taki’s bandage.
OKUDERA (CONT'D)
You’re weak, but quick-tempered.
TAKI
Oh.
OKUDERA
I like you better today. I never
knew you had a feminine side.
INT. SUBWAY - NIGHT
Taki studies the path home on his phone.
Beat.
Taki puts the phone away and looks out the window. He stares
at his own reflection in the window.
TAKI (V.O.)
What a realistic dream...
INT. TAKI'S ROOM - LATER
Taki lays in his bed, still in his school uniform.
TAKI
...If I do say so myself.

He scrolls through his phone.
TAKI (CONT'D)
(to himself)
Oh, he keeps a diary.
He looks through the dates.
TAKI (CONT'D)
He’s so organized.
Taki moves on to the photos. We see a picture of Tsukasa and

Shinta posing in front of some hamburgers.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Wish I lived in Tokyo, too.
He scrolls through photos of Tsukasa and Shinta, food, and
the Tokyo skyline.
Taki finds a photo of Okudera, her back towards the camera,

unaware of the photo. She is dressed in her waitress uniform,
bright sunlight floods the Italian restaurant.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Oh! That’s her!
Beat.
Taki scrolls to the next picture: Okudera waves to the

camera, smiling as she cleans the restaurant windows.
TAKI (CONT'D)
A crush, maybe?
He giggles and sits up.
Taki types a entry into the phone diary. The last line reads:
“WALKED TO THE STATION WITH MISS OKUDERA AFTER WORK, THANKS

TO MY FEMININE POWERS!”
CUT TO:
A SHOT OF MITSUHA’S NOTEBOOK READING “WHO ARE YOU?”
CUT TO:
TAKI'S ROOM
With a sharpie, Taki writes his name onto his left palm.

“MITSUHA”
Beat.
Taki yawns, tired.
FADE TO BLACK.
OVER BLACK.
Beat.
TAKI
(rough)
What is this?
CUT TO:
INT. TAKI'S ROOM - DAY
CU POV of Taki’s hand. It reads:
“MITSUHA”
Taki is now back in his own body.
He realizes he slept in his school uniform.
TAKI
Wha-?!
LIVING ROOM
Taki, eating breakfast with his dad, jumps as he scrolls

through his phone.
TAKI
Wha-?!
CU of phone.
We see Mitsuha’s message from the day before.
TAKI (CONT'D)
What’s this?!
MONTAGE TAKI/MITSUHA - FASTER PACE

EXT. SCHOOL - ROOFTOP - DAY
Taki eats with his friends in the usual spot. A few kids play
basketball on the court.
TSUKASA
Let’s hit the cafe again today.
TAKI
Sorry, I have to go to work.
TSUKASA
(teasing)
Do you remember where to go?
TAKI
Huh?
Taki glares at Tsukasa.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Huh?! Tsukasa, was it you who
pranked my phone?
TSUKASA
What?
TAKI
Err... whatever. See you.
Taki leaves his friends who are still eating.
SHINTA
He’s acting normal today.
TSUKASA
Yesterday he was kind of cute.
SHINTA
What?
INT. RESTAURANT - DAY
Taki exits the staff room, putting on his bow tie. He is

fully dressed in his waiter attire.
Three older waiters ambush him as he exits the room, staring

daggers.
TAKI
Wha... What?

WAITER 1
Taki, you tried to outdo us!
WAITER 2
You walked home with her!
Taki understands, but doesn’t believe, what they’re saying.

He stutters, turning red.
TAKI
Did I really? With Miss Okudera?
The three waiters surround him.
WAITERS (IN UNISON)

What happened after?
TAKI
Umm... I don’t really remember.
WAITER 1
Oh, really now?
A door opens and Okudera struts in like a runway model. Her

fashionable attire really sells the simile.
OKUDERA
Okudera, coming through!
She walks past all the guys.
OKUDERA (CONT'D)
Hi, guys!
WAITERS (IN UNISON)

(nervous)
Hello.
The three waiters and Taki gawk at her, cheeks flushed.
OKUDERA
Let’s make this a good one.
Before she enters the women’s changing room, she turns back
towards Taki.
OKUDERA (CONT'D)
Right, Taki?
She winks at him and leaves.
The waiters scowl jealously.
CUT TO:

CU of a finger swiping a phone calendar.
The date goes from September 13 to September 12.
CUT TO:
INT. MITSUHA'S BEDROOM - DAY
Mitsuha, having just woken up, stares at her palm.
Words scribbled in black marker from her palm to her elbow

that reads:
“MITSUHA? WHO ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU?”
Yotsuha slides open the door to Mitsuha’s room.
YOTSUHA
You’re not touching your boobs
today.
(suddenly aggressive)
Breakfast is ready! Hurry up!
Yotsuha slams the door shut.
Beat.
Mitsuha clutches her chest, red.
MITSUHA
Boobs?!
CUT TO:
INT. ITOMORI - CLASSROOM - DAY
The teacher hasn’t arrived yet. All the students hang around
in their friend groups. Mitsuha enters her classroom. Her
hair is tied intricately with the braided cord, indicating
that she is herself today.
MITSUHA
Morning.
The entire class turn their heads in unison and watch her.
Mitsuha pauses by door, unsure what’s happening.
Murmurs spread through the students. Everyone’s eyes are

trained on her as she walks to her seat in the back.

Mitsuha sits next to Sayaka.
MITSUHA (CONT'D)
(timidly)
Why is everyone staring at me?
SAYAKA
Well, you made quite a scene
yesterday.
MITSUHA
Huh?
CUT TO:
CU of a finger swiping a phone calendar.
The date goes from September 13 to September 12.
CUT TO:
INT. ITOMORI - ART CLASS - DAY
Sketches are hung on the wall. Porcelain busts and prop fruit
are strewn around the room. The chalkboard reads “STILL-LIFE
DRAWING”
All the kids sit behind easels in groups sketching an object

in the center.
Mitsuha and Sayaka, off in the back corner of the room, have
a wine bottle and a basket of fruit in front of them. Kazuya
and his harem, part of their group, draw with them.
Mitsuha’s hair is in a simple ponytail-- indicating that it’s

actually Taki.
MAMI
(whisper)
Did you see the election posters?
KAZUYA
Doesn’t matter who wins. It’s all
about how to serve up the grants.
MAMI
Shh! Someone’s livelihood depends
on it.
We see Mitsuha’s drawing.

A very detailed sketch of the architecture and cityscape of

Itomori. She shades in the fine details.
Sayaka, overhearing Kazuya and Mami’s conversation, looks

concerningly at Mitsuha.
MITSUHA
They mean me, right?
SAYAKA
Well, yeah...
Mitsuha puts down her pencil.
SAYAKA (CONT'D)
Wait-- Mitsuha!
Mitsuha kicks an empty desk, knocking it over with a loud
crack.
Kazuya, Mami, and Naomi recoil in fear-- the whole class

looks scared.
Mitsuha crosses her legs and stares coldly at the three of

them. A small, proud smile spreads across her face.
CUT TO:
EXT. ITOMORI - SCHOOL FIELD - BACK TO PRESENT
Mitsuha, Sayaka, and Tessie eat lunch in their usual spot.
MITSUHA
Wha...? Wha...? I did what?
CUT TO:
INT. MITSUHA’S HOUSE - AFTERNOON

Mitsuha rushes in. Yotsuha and Hitoha drink tea. Mitsuha
doesn’t greet them-- she rushes to her room.
YOTSUHA
Mitsuha?
FASTER PACE - QUICKER CUTS!

MITSUHA'S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Mitsuha flips through her notebook, growing more panicked at

each page. She finds notes and messages not written by her.
A message reads, “WHAT IS THIS LIFE” along with sketches of

the tori gate outside Miyamizu Shrine.
MITSUHA
Is this... could it be...
CUT TO:
CU of a finger swiping a phone calendar-- frantically-- all

the way back to September 10th.
TAKI
Could it be that we’re really...
He checks his past diary messages from those days. They are
color coded RED for Mitsuha’s messages, and BLUE for his own.
INTERCUT TAKI/MITSUHA
MITSUHA
In our dreams, that guy and I
are...
TAKI
In our dreams, that girl and I
are...
MITSUHA TAKI (CONT'D)

Switching places?! Switching places?!
MUSIC CUE: “Zenzenzense” by RADWIMPS.
MONTAGE TAKI/MITSUHA SWITCHING BODIES.
If their names are COLORED then they have switched bodies.
--TIMELAPSE of Miyamizu Shrine’s TORI GATE.
--TIMELAPSE of Tokyo’s tall buildings and traffic lights.
--Taki and Mitsuha waking up in a daze; Mitsuha (Taki) trying

to resist touching Mitsuha’s boobs. Taki (Mitsuha) trying to
stay calm while curious about his penis.

--Yotsuha opens the door to Mitsuha’s room to find Mitsuha

massaging her boobs.
--The two successfully use the bathroom.
--Taki runs to the subway station. He is pressed against the

subway door in the crowded train.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
I’m beginning to understand what’s
going on. Taki is a boy my age
living in Tokyo.
--Mitsuha ties her hair in a ponytail in front of a mirror.
TAKI (V.O.)
I switch with Mitsuha at random, a
few times a week, unexpectedly.
--Mitsuha and Yotsuha head to school.
--Mitsuha writes notes on the phenomenon during class in her

notebook. CU of her notebook that reads, “CONDITION: SLEEP?
CAUSE: UNKNOWN”.
TAKI (V.O.)
Sleep triggers it. The cause is a
mystery.
--Mitsuha, in her fancy red bow and hair style, stands up

after being called on.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
My memory of the switch is hazy
after I wake up.
--Okudera shows Taki the sewing “he” did when Sleazy Man
slashed her uniform.
TAKI (V.O.)
But we’re definitely switching
places.
--The waiters confront Taki.
TAKI (V.O.)
It’s obvious from the reactions of
the people around us.
--Taki types into his phone.
TAKI (V.O.)
So...

--Mitsuha types into her phone.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
So we laid down some rules to
protect each other’s lifestyles.
--We see phone notes from Mitsuha that read: “NO BATHS! NO
LOOKING! NO TOUCHING!”
--Phone notes from Taki read, “DON’T WASTE MONEY! NO DIALECT!

DON’T BE LATE!”
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Things to watch out for during the
switch, and a list of “don’ts”.
--Taki sits squished between two guys on a subway, typing on

his phone.
TAKI (V.O.)
We also agreed to leave reports in
our smartphones.
--Mitsuha, by the railway, typing on her phone.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
To work together to tide over this
mysterious phenomenon.
--Mitsuha looks through the messages Taki left behind.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
But...
--Taki looks through the messages Mitsuha left behind.
TAKI (V.O.)
But...
MITSUHA TAKI
That guy! That girl!
--With the song at it’s chorus, we’ve come full circle. Taki
and Mitsuha wake up again in each other’s bodies; they heave
heavy sighs.
--Shinta puts his arms around Taki and Tsukasa as they walk
home from school. Taki blushes.
--Mitsuha and Sayaka ride Tessie’s bike as he chases behind

them.
--Mitsuha plays basketball in school during P.E. She

absolutely wrecks the girls guarding her and scores.

MCU of Mitsuha’s boobs as anime jiggle physics do their

thing. The boys in the bleachers stare with wide eyes and red
faces.
--Mitsuha sits with Sayaka during a break between classes.

Her legs are wide apart, the skirt doing it’s best to cover
up.
SAYAKA
Guys are staring! Watch the skirt!
Come on, this is basic!
--Taki takes pictures of the food he’s eating. Of ALL the

food he’s eating. Plates after plates.
--More typing on phones.
TAKI (V.O.)
Stop wasting my money!
MITSUHA (V.O.)
It’s your body eating. And I’m
working, too!
Their tone and speech with each other has become more casual
as they get to know each other more.
--Taki figures out which order goes to which table at the

restaurant.
--Mitsuha complains to Hitoha and Yotsuha as they braid

cords. Mitsuha has no idea what she’s doing.
TAKI (V.O.)
Braided cords... I can’t do this!
MITSUHA (V.O.)
You work too many shifts!
TAKI (V.O.)
It’s because you waste money!
--Taki apologies to a chef for messing up an order.
--TIMELAPSE of Itomori’s scenery.
--TIMELAPSE of Tokyo’s concrete jungle.
--Mitsuha saws large logs in half while Tessie hold them down
for her.
--Mitsuha presents a humble, log picnic table complete with

an umbrella for shade, by the old vending machine, to Sayaka.

--Taki and Okudera walk home on a large bridge over a wide,

busy street. They laugh and talk like best friends.
--Taki and Okudera sit side by side at a coffee shop. Their

heads huddle closely as Okudera shows him something on her
phone.
--Taki gleefully types the message into his phone.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Grabbed coffee with Miss Okudera!
You two have a good thing going!
--Taki angrily reads the message on the subway.
TAKI (V.O.)
Goddammit Mitsuha, stop changing my
relationships!
--Mitsuha, Sayaka, and Tessie walk home. Three girls from

their school catch up to them, out of breath. The girl in the
middle hands a love letter to Mitsuha.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Taki, why is a girl in love with
me?
--Mitsuha gets another love confession from a male classmate.

Sayaka and Tessie watch from the shadows. Mitsuha takes the
love letter, bored.
TAKI (V.O.)
You’re more popular when I’m you.
--Taki wakes up with large words written on his arm.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Don’t be so full of yourself! It’s
not like you have a girlfriend!
TAKI (V.O.)
It’s not like you have a boyfriend!
--Mitsuha writes “IDIOT” on her cheek with a marker.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
I...
--Taki writes “STUPID” on his cheek with a marker.
TAKI (V.O.)
I...

--SPLIT SCREEN. Both their faces side by side as they look in

a mirror.
MITSUHA TAKI
I’m single because I want to I’m single because I want to
be! be!
END MONTAGE.
FADE TO BLACK.
OVER BLACK.
A phone alarm rings.
Mitsuha (Taki) groggily wakes up. She reaches for her breast,
but pauses.
MITSUHA
I shouldn’t for her sake.
HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Yotsuha opens Mitsuha’s door/
We see Mitsuha touching her breasts.
Beat.
YOTSUHA
You sure do like your boobs. We’re
going now! Get ready!
She slides the door closed.
LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER
On TV, a reporter talks about the up-coming comet, Tiamat,

with a meteorologist.
REPORTER
Comet Tiamat has been visible to
the naked eye for a few days now.
Where and when can it be seen?

METEOROLOGIST
Comet Tiamat is moving from east to
west as if to follow the sun. So it
can be seen above Venus...
The meteorologist points to a diagram on screen showing the

trajectory.
Mitsuha finally arrives, dressed for school, and sees Yotsuha

and Hitoha sipping tea, waiting.
YOTSUHA
Why the uniform?
MITSUHA
Huh?
EXT. ITOMORI - DAY
A secluded trail leading up to the mountains. A calm stream

flows alongside the footpath, and beautiful, orange leaves
flow down the water. The surrounding trees have all turned
orange and red for the fall season.
Mitsuha, Yotsuha, and Hitoha walk along the path, shaded by

the thick foliage.
YOTSUHA
(whining)
Grandma, why is the vessel of our
shrine’s god so far away?
HITOHA
You can thank Mayugoro for that.
Mitsuha whispers to Yotsuha.
MITSUHA
Who’s that?
YOTSUHA
What? He’s famous!
Beat.
Mitsuha and Yotsuha walk a few paces behind Hitoha. The old
woman walks with a cane and one hand behind her back. Mitsuha
catches up with Hitoha and gives her a piggyback ride.

ITOMORI FOREST - LATER
Mitsuha (Taki) sweats from carrying her grandma uphill. We

see Itomori’s lake in it’s entirety.
HITOHA
Mitsuha, Yotsuha, do you know
“Musubi”?
MITSUHA
Musubi?
HITOHA
Musubi is the old term for calling
the local guardian deity. This word
has profound meaning. Tying thread
is Musubi. Connecting people is
Musubi. The flow of time is Musubi.
As they ascend in elevation, the forest around them changes.

All the orange and red trees are gone, and we are left with
tall evergreens with trunks as big as sequoias.
SHIMENAWA, thick rope made of hemp to ward spirits of the

Shinto religion, are tied to the trunks.
HITOHA (CONT'D)
The flow of time is Musubi. These
are all the god’s power. So the
braided cords that we make are the
god’s art, and represent the flow
of time itself. They converge and
take shape. They twist, tangle,
sometimes unravel, break, then
connect again.
They continue walking up the mountain, sunlight shining

through gaps in the canopy.
HITOHA (CONT'D)
Musubi: knotting. That’s time.
MOUNTAINSIDE - LATER
The three break under a tree. Hitoha pours Mitsuha a drink

from her thermos.
HITOHA
Drink.
MITSUHA
Thank you.

YOTSUHA
I want some, too!
HITOHA
That’s also Musubi.
Mitsuha hands Yotsuha her cup.
HITOHA (CONT'D)
Whether it be water, rice, or sake,
when a person consumes something
and it joins their soul, that’s
Musubi. So today’s offering is an
important custom that connects the
god and it’s people.
MOUNTAINTOP - LATER
We are above the clouds. There are no trees in sight, only a

few grasses and flowers between the rocks. The three are
dwarfed by the size of the mountain.
Yotsuha, the first to look over the top, excitedly slides

down the other side.
YOTSUHA
Hey, I see it!
Beat.
Mitsuha, awestruck by the view, puts Hitoha down.
MITSUHA
(to herself)
The vessel of Miyamizu Shrine’s
god.
ELS of the mountain. A huge CRATER lies at the very top,

creating a basin. It’s not deep like a volcano, but shallow
and wide.
As the camera pulls back to get a full view of the basin,
Mitsuha, Yotsuha, and Hitoha grow smaller and smaller until
they disappear from view.
Grass and ponds cover inside the basin with a lone tree at
the center. Beneath the tree, a small cave structure pokes
out.
BASIN - MOMENTS LATER
The three stop by a stream that surrounds the entrance.

HITOHA
Beyond this point is the
“kakuriyo”. It means the
underworld.
Yotsuha happily hops across the stream, using rocks as

stepping stones.
YOTSUHA
I’m in the underworld!
Mitsuha steps in the water to help Hitoha move from rock to

rock.
HITOHA
In exchange for returning to this
world, you must leave behind what
is important to you.
MITSUHA
Huh?
HITOHA
The kuchikamizake.
MITSUHA
Kuchikamizake?
Hitoha hands Mitsuha a small porcelain jar tied with a red

bow.
The real Mitsuha’s kuchikamizake.
HITOHA
You’ll offer it inside the god’s
vessel. It’s half of you.
Mitsuha studies it.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Half of Mitsuha...
We see them enter the cave, a giant boulder propped up on

smaller rocks.
ITOMORI FOREST - - GOLDEN HOUR
The three make their way down the mountain. A flock of

finches flee from the brush as they walk by. Mitsuha and
Yotsuha watch them fly, overlooking the town.
YOTSUHA
It’s kataware-doki already huh?

MITSUHA
Kataware-doki?
Mitsuha looks down at the lake.
Evening mist clouds the surrounding buildings.
Sunlight bounces off the lake and fog, creating a beautiful

shimmering effect.
The town’s lights begin to turn on.
Beat.
YOTSUHA
Oh yea, maybe we can see the comet.
MITSUHA
(confused)
The comet?
Beat.
Hitoha studies Mitsuha carefully.
HITOHA
Oh? Mitsuha... you’re dreaming
right now... aren’t you?
SMASH CUT TO:
INT. TAKI’S ROOM - DAY
Taki jolts awake with a gasp. He sits up.
Tears roll down his cheeks.
Beat.
TAKI
Tears? Why?
Someone texts his phone.
It’s Okudera. The message reads, “I’M ALMOST THERE. LOOKING

FORWARD TO IT!” With a little heart emoji.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Miss Okudera? What’s she talking
about? Oh-- what did Mitsuha do
this time?
He opens his phone diary.

TAKI (CONT'D)
A date?!
EXT. TAKI'S APARTMENT - DAY
The tone of this sequence isn’t particularly happy. It’s more

of a pensive sadness with a smidge of nostalgia.
Taki bursts out his apartment door and runs to their meetup
spot. He’s dressed in a nice blazer and khaki’s.
Mitsuha’s ribbon is tied around his right wrist.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Tomorrow, you have a date with Miss
Okudera! Meet at 10:30 a.m. at the
station!
CUT TO:
Mitsuha sits up on her bed, having just woken up.
MITSUHA
(melancholy)
Or so I’d planned, but...
CUT TO:
EXT. STATION - DAY
Taki, out of breath, waits for Okudera.
Pedestrians move back and forth as Taki looks for her.
Okudera appears behind him.

OKUDERA
(sing-song)
Taki.
Taki is startled.
OKUDERA (CONT'D)
Sorry. Did you wait long?
TAKI
(stutters)
Yes-- uh, no... um...

Taki touches his face, we see Mitsuha’s braided cord clearly.
Beat.
Taki takes a good look at Okudera, beautiful under her cute

sunhat. She smiles at Taki.
TAKI (CONT'D)
I just got here.
OKUDERA
Good. Let’s go.
Okudera grabs Taki’s hand and pulls him off.
CUT TO:
Mitsuha, in her school uniform, ties her hair up in front of

the mirror.
Camera straight on her back, Mitsuha’s body covers her

reflection.
MITSUHA
(melancholy)
He’s so lucky. They must be
together right about now...
We see the braided cord as Mitsuha uses it to tie her hair.
MITSUHA (CONT'D)
Huh?
The camera dollies to the side, revealing Mitsuha’s face in

the mirror.
Tears stream down her cheeks.

MITSUHA (CONT'D)
I... why?
CUT TO:
INT. TOKYO SKYTREE - ELEVATOR - DAY
A crowded elevator at the popular sight-seeing location.
Okudera leans against the glass window in the back, while

Taki, desperately trying not to get too close to Okudera,
leans over her.

SKYTREE - MOMENTS LATER
Okudera marvels at the view, Taki follows closely behind.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
I wanted to go on this date, but if
it so happens that you end up
going, you better enjoy it!
SKYTREE RESTAURANT - LATER
Taki and Mitsuha eat lunch together. Okudera converses

easily. Taki, still shy, listens and laughs.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
However,
(suddenly playful)
I’m sure you’ve never gone out on a
date before...
MUSEUM - LATER
Taki sulks by a directory, alone.
TAKI
I don’t know what to say...
MITSUHA (V.O.)
...So below are some links to help
you out, you late bloomer.
BATHROOM - MOMENTS LATER
Taki reads Mitsuha’s notes by the sink.
TAKI
Really?
Mitsuha’s links read, “YOU TOO, CAN GET A GIRLFRIEND”,

“DESPITE SOCIAL ANXIETY, I GOT A GIRL!”, and “THE DO’S AND
DON’TS OF TEXTING”.
TAKI (CONT'D)
(scowls)
She’s making fun of me.
MUSEUM GALLERY - LATER
Taki and Okudera look around a small collection of images and

art.

A large sign reads, “PHOTO EXHIBITION: NOSTALGIA”
A series of black and white photographs, hung ornately,

depict the scenery of Itomori.
Taki stops and stares at the image of Lake Itomori.
Beat.
Okudera’s face softens as she studies Taki. She walks close

to Taki and talks quietly in his ear.
OKUDERA
Taki, you’re like a different
person today.
Taki watches her walk away.
EXT. TOKYO - BRIDGE - GOLDEN HOUR
Taki and Okudera arrive the same large bridge they always
walk across on their way home. Cars pass underneath.
TAKI
Um, Miss Okudera. Are you hungry?
How about dinner?
Okudera smiles.
OKUDERA
Let’s call it a day.
TAKI
Oh-- okay...
They stop in the middle of the bridge.
OKUDERA
Taki, you... Sorry if I’m wrong...
you used to have a bit of a crush
on me, right?
Taki grabs at words, but with no avail.
OKUDERA (CONT'D)
But now you like someone else.
TAKI
Eh...
Taki doesn’t know what to say.

TAKI (CONT'D)
(unsure)
No I don’t!
OKUDERA
Really?
TAKI
No! That’s not true at all...
His cheeks give him away.
OKUDERA
Really huh?
Okudera steps closer. Taki avoids eye contact.

OKUDERA (CONT'D)
Well either way, thanks for today.
See you at work.
Okudera walks off, leaving Taki on the bridge.
Beat.
The light changes as the sun sets.
Drivers turn on their headlights.
The sky darkens.
BRIDGE - LATER
Taki, still on the bridge, looks through Mitsuha’s messages.
TAKI
By the time the date is over...
TAKI (CONT'D) MITSUHA (V.O.)

The comet will be visible in The comet will be visible in
the sky. the sky.
Taki looks up at the sky. Other than a few clouds, the sky is
empty.
TAKI (CONT'D)
What is she saying?
He taps on Mitsuha’s contact on his phone, her number pops

up.
Beat.

He calls her.
We hear a soft ring as his phone dials.
Mitsuha’s phone rings. She answers lethargically.
The camera avoids her face. It dances around her, focusing on

other parts of the room.
MITSUHA
(melancholy)
Oh, it’s you, Tessie.
(beat)
No, I just didn't feel like going,
that’s all. I’m fine.
(beat)
What? The festival? Well... Oh,
yea, the comet. Today’s the peak of
its brightness, isn’t it? Okay, got
it. Later, then.
EXT. ITOMORI - NIGHT
Shops are lined up selling food, snacks, and sparklers.

Families walk around enjoying the event. Some women wear
yukatas.
VENDING MACHINE - SAME TIME
Sayaka and Tessie wait for Mitsuha at the wooden picnic table
they built together.
SAYAKA
You just want to see her in a
yukata.
Tessie almost chokes on his drink.
TESSIE
What?! No! That didn’t even occur
to me.
Sayaka gives him a sly stare, smiling.
TESSIE (CONT'D)
Hey, she sounded kind of down.
SAYAKA
Maybe you annoyed her.

Sayaka giggles.
TESSIE
You- -
MITSUHA (O.S.)
Sorry I’m late.
TESSIE SAYAKA
Finally! Here she is!
They freeze. Shock spreads across their face.
Tessie is speechless.
SAYAKA (CONT'D)
Oh! What happened, Mitsuha?
The camera tilts up, showing Mitsuha in a pretty, blue yukata

and her new short hair.
Barely falling past her chin, her hair wraps around her head.
There is no braided cord in her hair.
Mitsuha looks sad.
MITSUHA
Looks kinda funny, huh.
ITOMORI - LATER
The three walk along a quiet road. Rice fields spread across
the land around them.
Mitsuha walks ahead, alone. Sayaka and Tessie follow a few

paces behind.
TESSIE
You think some guy is the reason?
Ditched, maybe?
SAYAKA
Why do guys associate cutting hair
with breakups? She said she just
felt like it.
TESSIE
Really? She just felt like cutting
off that much hair?
MITSUHA (O.S.)
Oh! Hey! You can see it!

Mitsuha reaches the apex of the road. A small dirt path

diverges down the side of the mountain.
Mitsuha excitedly jogs down.
OPEN FIELD - CONTINUOUS
Mitsuha stares up at the open sky. Clouds in the distance.
Amongst the sea of stars, a large comet, blue in color with a

turquoise and magenta tail that stretches across the entire
sky.
Tessie and Sayaka catch up.
TESSIE
Wow!
Sayaka gasps in awe.
A small piece of the comet breaks apart. It diverges from the

initial trajectory, growing red as it enters the Earth’s
atmosphere.
Mitsuha stares wide eyed.
We zoom in on her eye, the comet reflecting in the iris.
CUT TO BLACK:
OVER BLACK.
An automated phone message.
OPERATOR
The phone you are trying to reach
is out of range or has been turned
off...
EXT. BRIDGE - NIGHT
Taki, phone by his ear, leans against the railing. He is

right were we last saw him.
He hangs up.
TAKI (V.O.)
I’ll tell her about the disastrous
date the next time we switch. Or so
I thought...

Taki walks off, crossing the bridge.
TAKI (V.O.)
But for some reason, after that,
Mitsuha and I never switched places
again.
INT. TAKI'S ROOM - NIGHT
Taki sketches what he remembers of Itomori’s scenery. His

walls are plastered with drawings of different landmarks.
Reference books of rural Japan lay open beside him.
CUT TO:
INT. TOKYO - SCHOOL - DAY
Taki stares absentmindedly out the window during class.
Beat.
He works on an intricate landscape drawing of the entire

town.
CUT TO:
EXT. TOKYO - SUNSET
Taki walks home with his friends.
He stares at the sunset.
CUT TO:
INT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT
Taki serves food to a couple.
CUT TO:
INT. TAKI'S ROOM - NIGHT
Taki sleeps at his desk, the finished Itomori drawing beside

him.

TAKI'S ROOM - THE NEXT DAY
Taki takes the drawings he did of Itomori landmarks, and the

drawing of the entire town, and stuffs them into his
backpack.
He wraps Mitsuha’s bracelet around his wrist.
INT. TRAIN STATION - DAY
In thick boots and a thermal coat, Taki walks through the

station, prepared for a long journey.
He runs into Okudera and Tsukasa waiting for him.
TAKI
(shocked)
What the-- What are you doing here?
OKUDERA
Tsukasa told me and here I am!
INT. TRAIN - DAY
The three sit together. Okudera takes the window seat, Taki
takes the isle, and Tsukasa sits between them.
TAKI
(whispers)
Tsukasa, I asked you to cover for
me at home and at work.
TSUKASA
Shinta will cover your shift.
CU of Tsukasa’s phone as he plays a video of Shinta.
SHINTA
Leave it to me! But you owe me a
meal!
TAKI
This isn’t funny.
TSUKASA
We were worried about you.
TAKI
Why?

TSUKASA
You can’t go alone. What if it’s a
con act?
TAKI
A con act?
Okudera eats a pocky stick.
OKUDERA
You’re meeting an online friend,
right?
TAKI
Well, no, not exactly...
Okudera passes the pocky sticks around.
TSUKASA
(to Okudera)
I think he’s using a dating site.
TAKI
No!
The other passengers glace over. The three quiet down.
TSUKASA
You’ve been acting weird lately.
We’ll keep an eye on you.
TAKI
I’m not a kid!
MONTAGE RURAL JAPAN
We cut through their journey as they search for Itomori.
...Out the window, the scenery zooms past.
TAKI (V.O.)
The switching stopped and my calls
and texts didn’t go through.
...SUBWAY STATION. Taki runs ahead while Okudera and Tsukasa

take their time. Taki pushes the two to walk faster like a
little kid.
TAKI (V.O.)
So I decided to go see Mitsuha in
person.
...They get on a different train.

TAKI (V.O.)
I wanted to meet her. But...
...The three eat lunch on the train.
OKUDERA
Wait, you don’t know where you’re
going? The town’s scenery is your
only clue?
TAKI
Yea...
...They get off the train and walk around town.
OKUDERA
And you can’t contact her? What’s
this all about?
TSUKASA
Seriously. What a lousy tour
planner.
TAKI
I didn’t plan any tour!
OKUDERA
Oh well. We’ll help you look for
her.
...A small shopping center at a train station. Taki studies a

map while Tsukasa and Okudera fawn over a cute, cow mascot.
Tsukasa takes pictures.
OKUDERA (CONT'D)
How cute! Look!
TAKI
(to himself)
So annoying.
OKUDERA
Oh it moved!
...Taki shows a taxi driver his drawing. The driver doesn’t

know.
...Tori gate steps. Okudera and Tsukasa play by the gate.

Taki asks some local housewives.
...They walk through some rice fields. Taki uses the GPS on
his phone.

...Taki shows some local farmers his drawing. Tsukasa and

Okudera play cards on a bench.
...Taki asks some shopkeepers. No one seems to know. Okudera

and Tsukasa eat ice cream.
...BUS. Tsukasa and Okudera nap on Taki’s shoulders, who sits

between them.
...BUS STOP. Taki hangs his head low, defeated.
TAKI
So it’s impossible after all...
OKUDERA TSUKASA
Whaaa?! Whaaa?!
OKUDERA (CONT'D)
After all the trouble we went
through?
TAKI
(sighs)
You haven’t done anything.
END MONTAGE.
INT. TAKAYAMA RAMEN - LATE AFTERNOON
The three sit in the quiet and empty restaurant.
OKUDERA
One takayama ramen.
TSUKASA
One takayama ramen for me too.
TAKI
Uh... one takayama ramen then.
The waitress, ATSUKO (60s), a middle-aged woman with a
bandana on her head takes their orders. She calls out to her
husband, NAKATA (60s), who is the chef in the back.
ATSUKO
Okay. Three ramens.
NAKATA (O.S.)
Alright.
CUT TO:

LATER
The three finish their meal.
TAKI
Can we return to Tokyo today?
Tsukasa pulls out his phone.
TSUKASA
We’ll be cutting it close. I’ll
check.
TAKI
Thanks.
OKUDERA
Taki, are you okay with that?
TAKI
I’m starting to feel like I’m
barking up the wrong tree.
He looks at the drawing of Itomori again.
Atsuko walks by with a water pitcher.
ATSUKO
Oh, young man, that’s Itomori,
isn’t it?
The three glance up.
ATSUKO (CONT'D)
It’s a very good drawing.
(to Nakata)
Isn’t it, dear?
The waitress shows the drawing to her husband.
NAKATA
Yea, it’s itomori. Brings back
memories.
ATSUKO
(to Taki)
He was born in Itomori.
Taki’s eyes glow.
TAKI
Itomori...
Excitement grows.

TAKI (CONT'D)
Yes! Itomori! That’s it! It’s
nearby, isn’t it?
ATSUKO
What are you...
NAKATA
Itomori was...
Realization spreads on Tsukasa and Okudera’s faces.
TSUKASA
Itomori? No way...
OKUDERA
Is it where that comet...?
EXT. ITOMORI - SCHOOL - LATER
The screeching of birds.
Caution tape flaps in the wind.
Cracked concrete, overgrown with weeds and vines, surround

the school.
Taki runs to the fence. Looks over the cliff down at the
town.
Itomori is destroyed.
A huge crater, connected to Lake Itomori, rests where the

town once stood.
Water from the lake fills the new, smaller crater as crushed
buildings, bridges, and cars rot away, partially submerged.
Taki, Okudera, and Tsukasa stand in front of the dilapidated

school. Nakata from the ramen shop stands by his car, smoking
a cigarette.
OKUDERA
Is this really the place?
TSUKASA
Now way. Taki must be
misremembering.
TAKI
No. I’m sure this is it. This
school yard. The mountains. I
remember this high school clearly!

TSUKASA
That can’t be true! You remember
that disaster three years ago?
Where hundreds died?
Beat.
TAKI
Died? Died three years ago? No way.
I still have the notes she left
behind...
Taki looks through his phone diary.
Beat.
We see all the messages Mitsuha wrote, disappear one by one,

as if being deleted.
TAKI (CONT'D)
They’re all gone...
CU of Taki’s phone that reads “NO ENTRIES”.
INT/EXT. CAR - MOVING - NIGHT
Nakata drives and the three sit in silence.
TAKI (V.O.)
Comet Tiamat, with an orbital
period of 1200 years, made a close
approach to Earth three years ago
in October.
INT. FURUKAWA CITY LIBRARY - NIGHT
A huge pile of books and articles sit on Taki’s desk. He

reads through them.
TAKI (V.O.)
Nobody could predict that its
nucleus would split at its perigee.
We see headlines “TOWN ANNIHILATED”, “OVER 500 DEAD OR

MISSING”, and “ITOMORI, THE TOWN THAT VANISHED.”
TSUKASA
A fragment of the comet became a
meteor that struck Japan.
Taki searches more articles on the internet.

OKUDERA
It was the day of the autumn
festival.
Tsukasa shows Taki the reports and books.
TSUKASA
The point of impact was here. At
8:42 p.m., it struck where people
were gathered for the festival.
Okudera pulls a book from the library shelf. Big and heavy.
The title reads, “NAMES OF THE VICTIMS”.
TSUKASA (CONT'D)
Over 500 people died, a third of
the town’s population, and now
nobody lives in Itomori anymore.
Taki flips through the book of victims, searching.
Beat.
TAKI
Tessie and Sayaka...
We see their names along with age, “17”. No pictures.
Beat.
Sweat rolls down Taki’s cheek.
CU of a name in the book. It reads, “MITSUHA MIYAMIZU, 17”.
OKUDERA
That’s her?
Beat.
OKUDERA (CONT'D)
It has to be some kind of mistake.
This person died three years ago!
TAKI
Just a couple weeks ago, she said
to me that the comet would be
visible. So...
Taki looks at the window in front of him. He stares at his

reflection.
HITOHA (V.O.)
You’re dreaming right now...

TAKI
I...
HITOHA (V.O.)
...aren’t you?
TAKI
I... What did I...?
INT. MOTEL - LOUNGE - NIGHT
Vending machines line the walls with drinks and food. A small
TV plays with couches and chairs littered around.
Okudera lights a cigarette and puffs out a cloud of smoke.

Laughter through the walls as people watch a sports game.
Tsukasa walks in from the reception desk.
OKUDERA
Lively up there.
TSUKASA
I’m sorry we could only get one
room.
OKUDERA
No problem.
Tsukasa orders a drink from the vending machine.
OKUDERA (CONT'D)
How is Taki?
TSUKASA
He’s still reading articles on
Itomori. Newspapers and magazines
from back then. Whatever he can
find.
Drink in hand, Tsukasa sits beside Okudera. He stares at her.
OKUDERA
What?
TSUKASA
Nothing. I didn’t know you smoked.
OKUDERA
Oh. I had quit, but...

TSUKASA
What do you think about Taki’s
story?
Okudera takes a small drag.
OKUDERA
I liked him.
Tsukasa sits up, surprised.
OKUDERA (CONT'D)
The way he was recently... He was
always a nice guy, but even more so
lately. Like he was trying too
hard. It was cute.
Tsukasa stares at his drink.
OKUDERA (CONT'D)
What he’s saying doesn’t make sense
to me...
A few motel residents walk by in robes. Cheers from the

people behind the walls ring loudly.
OKUDERA (CONT'D)
But I’m sure he met someone, and
that someone changed him. That much
is for sure.
HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT
Taki reads newspapers and magazines about Itomori. He checks

his phone diary again-- no entries.
Hands trembling, he rests his head on the table, exhausted.
Beat.
TAKI
(to himself)
It was all just a dream. I
recognized the scenery because I
remembered the news from three
years ago. If not that, then... a
ghost? No... was I delusional?
He raises his head. Suddenly worried.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Her name... What was it?

A knock on the door.
Okudera walks in wearing the same bathrobe that the other

residents wore earlier.
OKUDERA
Tsukasa went to take a bath.
TAKI
Oh, Okudera. I, uh... I’ve been
saying such strange things. Thank
you for coming along today.
Okudera puts her toiletries in her backpack. She shakes her

head. “No problem”.
CUT TO:
MOMENTS LATER
Taki and Okudera read through an Itomori magazine.
Pictures of braided cords fill the pages with the title, “THE
BRAIDED CORDS OF ITOMORI”.
OKUDERA
Braided cords. How pretty. Is that
a braided cord you’re wearing?
Taki, sipping tea, looks at his wrist. Mitsuha’s braided cord

still wrapped around it.
TAKI
Oh, this... I think someone gave it
to me a long time ago. I wear it
sometimes as a good luck charm...
who was it?
Beat.
Taki stares at the cord.
OKUDERA
Why don’t you go take a bath, too?
TAKI
Yea.
(beat)
No.
He stares at the braid, as if seeing it for the first time.

TAKI (CONT'D)
Someone who makes braided cords
once told me the cords represent
the flow of time itself. The
threads twist, tangle, unravel, and
connect again. That’s time...
Beat.
Taki remembers.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Maybe at that place...
Taki moves the books aside and pulls out a map of Itomori’s
topography.
Okudera looks at him, worried.
CUT TO:
LATER
Tsukasa and Okudera sleep soundly in their futons.
Taki sleeps at the desk. The map spread out in front of him.
We see circles drawn on the map along with the words, “AROUND
HERE???”. A black pen lies centimeters from his hand.
Mitsuha’s voice appears, very quiet at first, but it

gradually grows louder. Her voice echoes in Taki’s mind.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Taki... Taki... Taki...
Suddenly, her voice becomes crystal clear. Like she is

talking right beside Taki’s ear.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Don’t you remember me?
Taki’s eyes shoot open.
He looks at the braided cord around his wrist.
HOTEL ROOM - THE NEXT DAY
Bright sunlight shines on Okudera’s sleeping body. She wakes

and immediately looks towards Taki’s desk. Empty.
Tsukasa continues to sleep.

A note on the desk with some cash.
It reads, “I HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE. GO BACK TO TOKYO WITHOUT

ME. I’LL RETURN LATER. THANKS.”
OKUDERA
Taki...
INT/EXT. CAR - MOVING - DAY
Taki rides with Nakata in a small buggy. They drive up a

steep mountain road.
The cloudy sky predicts rain as they pass rubble and

destroyed buildings.
Taki tries to find the location on his phone GPS.
EXT. ITOMORI FOREST - LATER
Nakata stops the car at the entrance to a small trail leading

up the mountain. He hands a lunchbox to Taki.
NAKATA
Eat this when you’re hungry.
Taki kindly accepts.
NAKATA (CONT'D)
Your drawing of Itomori... it was
good.
MOUNTAINSIDE - MOMENTS LATER
The scenery is similar to when Mitsuha, Yotsuha, and Hitoha

hiked up to see the shrine god, but the red and orange leaves
are replaced with lush, green ones.
Thunder rumbles as Taki walks up the path.
It starts to rain-- hard. Taki runs to shelter beneath a

large rock. He maps out his route and eats Nakata’s lunch.
He stares at Mitsuha’s braided cord.
TAKI (V.O.)
They converge and take shape. They
twist, tangle, sometimes unravel,
then connect again... Musubi:
knotting. That’s time.

MOUNTAINTOP - LATER
Taki makes it to the top edges of the crater. The shallow

basin and the god’s shrine lies beneath him.
TAKI
It’s really there! It wasn’t just a
dream!
He wipes his eyes, both from rain and from tears, and makes
his descent into the basin.
A light, steady rainfall and fog surround Taki as he arrives

at the river that separates the underworld from the
overworld.
TAKI
Beyond this is the underworld.
He steps into the river and wades his way through. The water
reaching up to his elbows.
INT. CAVE SHRINE - LATER
Crude, stone steps lead the way down. An old rope, serving as
a handrail, barely fights off the rot and decay.
Taki arrives at a small shrine in the back of the cave. Two

sealed vases, containing Mitsuha and Yotsuha’s sake, sit
preserved on the stone platform. Mold and fungus grow on
them.
TAKI
It’s the sake we brought.
He shines his phone flashlight on the vase to the right.
TAKI (CONT'D)
This is Yotsuha’s...
He shines the light to the vase on the left.
TAKI (CONT'D)
...and this is Mitsuha’s.
He picks up Mitsuha’s sake.

TAKI (CONT'D)
Before the comet struck... so the
Mitsuha I know is from three years
ago? Our timelines were out of
step.
He uncorks the vase.
TAKI (CONT'D)
This is half of her...
Taki pours out some sake. It’s nice and clear.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Musubi. If time can really be
turned back, give me one last
chance...
He downs the sake.
Beat.
He stands slowly, phone in hand.
Taki slips and falls on the wet stone. As he falls, the phone
flashlight in his hand illuminats the cave ceiling.
TAKI (V.O.)
A comet!
An old cave painting of a comet reflects the phone’s light.

Vibrant colors used from different iridescent paints,
recreate the colors of the comet we saw before.
Taki hits the ground in slow motion and we...
MONTAGE KUCHIKAMIZAKE TRIP
...The cave painting comet becomes animated and turns into a

red ribbon twisting through space, then water. Taki splashes
through the water, one end of the red string tied around his
wrist.
...The string travels through space and turns into the comet
hurdling towards Earth. Just as it hits, the comet becomes a
sperm and the Earth becomes an egg. Life begins to form, and
the zygote duplicates. The sound of a heartbeat. A baby cries
far away.
...We see FUTABA MIYAMIZU (late 20s), beautiful and sweaty,

laying in bed, clutching a newborn baby’s hand.

FUTABA
Your name is Mitsuha.
...Scissors cut the umbilical cord.
...Taki falls further away from them.
...Images of Toshiki, Futaba, and Mitsuha as they live a

happy life as keepers of the Miyamizu Shrine.
TOSHIKI (O.S.)
You’re both my treasures.
...The three huddle around Futaba’s pregnant belly. Mitsuha

is a few years old.
FUTABA
You’re a big sister now.
...A crayon drawing of a family that reads, “GET WELL SOON,

MOM”. It hangs by Futaba’s hospital bed. Mitsuha is almost in
her teens, and Yotsuha is a toddler.
FUTABA (CONT'D)
I’m so sorry, my dears.
...Everyone gathers at Futaba’s funeral.
YOTSUHA (O.S.)
Dad, when is Mom going to come
home?
...Toshiki descends into despair.
HITOHA (O.S.)
Get a hold of yourself!
...Hitoha and Toshiki argue at Miyamizu Shrine. Mitsuha

listens from behind a wall.
TOSHIKI
Who cares about the shrine?
HITOHA
You’re the son-in-law!
TOSHIKI
I loved my wife Futaba. Not
Miyamizu Shrine!
HITOHA
Get out of here!
...Mitsuha cries and covers her ears.

...Mitsuha and Yotsuha watch as their father leaves.
...Mitsuha (early teens) and Yotsuha (late grade school)

learn the braided cords from Hitoha at Miyamizu Shrine.
HITOHA (CONT'D)
Mitsuha, Yotsuha, you’ll be with
Grandma from now on.
...The camera zooms out from the shrine, the red string flows
out. The other end connected to Taki’s wrist as he is pulled
away.
...Mitsuha (17) looks at Taki’s writing in her notebook.

We’ve seen these shots before.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Who am I? No, who are you?
...Mitsuha writes her name on her hand.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Don’t be so full of yourself. Not
like you have a girlfriend!
...Mitsuha writes on her face using a mirror. Taki, in the

mirror, watches her.
...Mitsuha sitting up in her bed looks out the window.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
He’s so lucky. They must be
together right about now...
...Mitsuha ties her hair with the braided cord in the mirror.
The camera dollies to the side to reveal Mitsuha’s crying
face.
MITSUHA
I...
...Mitsuha, same day, walks with Yotsuha to school.
MITSUHA (CONT'D)
I’m going to Tokyo.
YOTSUHA
What? Hey, Mitsuha!
...MIYAMIZU SHRINE. Mitsuha, still the same day, with her

hair down, sadly stands by the doorway. Taki floats through
the mess of memories.

MITSUHA
Grandma, could you do me a favor?
...Scissors cut through Mitsuha’s hair.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Oh, yea, the comet.
...BEDROOM. Mitsuha dresses in her yukata, hair now short.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Today’s the peak of its
brightness...
...Mitsuha studies herself in the mirror. Taki calls to her

from the mirror.
TAKI
Mitsuha! Don’t stay there! Mitsuha,
get out of there before the comet
strikes!
...FIELD. He sees Mitsuha’s last memory; He sees the comet

fall.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Mitsuha, get out of there!
...Meteors crash down in the fields around Mitsuha.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Mitsuha! Mitsuha!
...The largest meteor right above her head.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Mitsuha!
...We zoom into Mitsuha’s eye. The comet reflects in her

pupil.
CUT TO BLACK.
Mitsuha (Taki) wakes up. Hair short, but everything else

seems normal. She jolts up and studies herself in disbelief.
MITSUHA
Mitsuha! She’s still alive!
Trembling, she hugs herself.

Yotsuha opens the door, business as usual.
YOTSUHA
Mitsuha, are you touching...
She sees Mitsuha bawling, snot dripping down her nose-- an

absolute mess.
And yes, she is, in fact, touching her boobs.
MITSUHA
My sister!
Mitsuha starts crawling to Yotsuha, bawling-- it’s quite a

frightful sight.
MITSUHA (CONT'D)
Yotsuha!!!
Yotsuha slams the door in Mitsuha’s face, trembling in

terror.
Yotsuha, dressed for school, consults her grandma.
YOTSUHA
Mitsuha has finally lost it. I’m
leaving without her.
FRONT DOOR
Yotsuha puts on her shoes and leaves for school.
YOTSUHA
She’s lost it. She’s completely
lost it. Scary.
The news on the TV talks about the comet.
ANCHOR
Comet Tiamat has been visible to
the naked eye for a few days now.
Tonight, it will finally reach its
perigee around 7:40 p.m. and
achieve its maximum brightness.
Mitsuha stands in front of the TV in her school uniform.

Hands on her hips, deep in thought.

MITSUHA
It’s tonight. There’s still time.
Hitoha brings a tray of tea to the living room.
HITOHA
Good morning, Mitsuha.
(beat)
Oh? You’re not Mitsuha, are you?
MITSUHA
(shocked)
You knew, Grandma?
HITOHA
No, but watching the way you’ve
behaved lately triggered some
memories.
Hitoha pours some tea.
HITOHA (CONT'D)
I also remember having strange
dreams when I was a young girl.
Although now I’ve forgotten whose
life I was dreaming about.
MITSUHA
Forgotten...
HITOHA
Treasure the experience. Dreams
fade away after you wake up. Your
mother and I both went through
similar phases.
Mitsuha warms her hands on the teacup.
MITSUHA
Maybe those dreams that the
Miyamizu family had were all for
what will happen today. Grandma,
listen. A comet will strike Itomori
tonight and everyone will die!
Beat.
Hitoha stares at Mitsuha like she’s gone crazy.
Mitsuha runs down the school road with eager determination.

MITSUHA (V.O.)
“Nobody will believe that”? What a
surprisingly ordinary reply,
Grandma.
Mitsuha pushes towards the school.
MITSUHA
I won’t let them die!
INT. CLASSROOM - DAY
Sayaka and Tessie are shocked at Mitsuha’s new haircut. The

timeframe is before Mitsuha’s hair reveal at the festival.
SAYAKA
Oh! What happened, Mitsuha?
TESSIE
Your... your hair!
MITSUHA
(nonchalant)
Oh, this. It looked better before,
huh?
TESSIE
That’s it?
MITSUHA
Forget that! If nothing is done,
everyone will die tonight!
The entire class looks over.
MITSUHA (CONT'D)
So we have to act!
CUT TO:
INT. CONVENIENCE STORE - DAY
A middle-aged woman scans a basket full of snacks. Sayaka

waits nervously with her wallet in hand.
WOMAN
Sayaka, why aren’t you at school?
SAYAKA
Uh... We have to save the town.

WOMAN
Eh?
INT. AV CLUBROOM - DAY
Mitsuha and Tessie discuss their plan of action in a crowded

AV storage room. The two sit on a beat up couch hovering over
a laptop.
MITSUHA
The community wireless system?
TESSIE
Yea, those speakers you see
everywhere.
They google, “SUPERIMPOSITION, FREQUENCY”.
MITSUHA
I see! That could work! You’re
awesome, Tessie!
Mitsuha bumps Tessie off the laptop with her butt. Tessie,
trapped between Mitsuha and some boxes, blushes nervously.
TESSIE
Hey! Not so close!
MITSUHA
(playful)
What, embarrassed? Hm? Hm?
She elbows him, her face extremely close.
Tessie sits on the couch’s backrest, trying to get further

away.
TESSIE
Stop! You’re a girl of marriageable
age!
Mitsuha laughs.
MITSUHA
What a gentleman!
Sayaka slides open the clubroom door with her foot. Her two
hands full of snacks.
SAYAKA
Got them. Here’s your change.
Sayaka hands Mitsuha the coins.

MITSUHA
Sorry, Saya.
SAYAKA
It’s alright.
They dig through the snacks. Sayaka opens a small cake.
SAYAKA (CONT'D)
What about you? Have you come up
with an escape plan?
Mitsuha and Tessie look at each other.
Beat.
A mischievous grin spreads across both their faces.
CUT TO:
MOMENTS LATER
Sayaka stutters in horror, a bite taken from her cake.
SAYAKA
B-- b-- bomb!?
TESSIE
We have water gel explosives for
construction at our storage site.
CUT TO:
MOMENTS LATER
Another bite taken from Sayaka’s cake.
SAYAKA
Broadcast hijacking?
TESSIE
The town’s wireless system can be
hijacked easily with the startup
frequency.
MITSUHA
So we can broadcast an evacuation
warning from the school.
Mitsuha points to a map.

MITSUHA (CONT'D)
The school is outside the disaster
area, so people can evacuate here.
SAYAKA
It’s totally a crime!
MITSUHA
You will do the broadcast.
SAYAKA
Why?
TESSIE
You’re in the AV club. I’m in
charge of explosives.
MITSUHA
And I’ll go talk to the mayor.
TESSIE
In the end, the city council has to
evacuate everyone.
MITSUHA
I’m his daughter. I can persuade
him.
TESSIE
It’s a perfect plan.
Sayaka sighs, exhausted from the information overload.
SAYAKA
Oh, whatever. It’s just a what-if
fantasy, isn’t it?
Mitsuha bites her lip.
MITSUHA
What? Well...
TESSIE
Not necessarily! Do you know how
Lake Itomori was formed?
Tessie shows Sayaka a scientific article on the laptop. The

research reads “A METEOR CRATER LAKE FORMED 1200 YEARS AGO”.
TESSIE (CONT'D)
It’s a meteor crater! So one did
strike this area a thousand years
ago!

Mitsuha’s eyes widen.
FLASHBACK TO CAVE DRAWING OF THE COMET.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
(to herself)
Oh! So that’s why...
BACK TO CLUBROOM.
MITSUHA
(excited)
You’re right, Tessie!
Mitsuha and Tessie fist bump like two bros. Sayaka watches,
what’s wrong with these two.
Mitsuha and Tessie turn to Sayaka with hungry eyes.
MITSUHA (CONT'D) TESSIE

Let’s do this together! Let’s do this together!
INT. ITOMORI TOWN HALL - DAY
A pristine office made of leather and wood. Mitsuha’s father

and Mayor of Itomori, Toshiki sits at his desk.
Mitsuha stands, facing her father bravely.
TOSHIKI
What on Earth are you talking
about.
MITSUHA
I said, we have to evacuate
everyone in town before tonight or-
-
TOSHIKI
- -shut your mouth.
Toshiki pinches the bridge of his nose and sighs deeply.
Toshiki looks out the window towards the sky.
TOSHIKI (CONT'D)
“The comet will split and strike
the town”? “Over 500 people will
die”? How dare you spout such
nonsense? If you’re serious, then
you’re sick.

Mitsuha recoils, speechless.
TOSHIKI (CONT'D)
(to himself)
Madness must be from the Miyamizu
side.
(to Mitsuha)
I’ll get someone to drive you to a
hospital in the city. I’ll listen
to you after a doctor examines you.
Toshiki reaches for the landline on his desk. Mitsuha angry,

storms towards her father.
She grabs Toshiki’s tie and pulls him closer to her.

MITSUHA
You son of a- -!
Beat.
Mitsuha stops, regaining her senses. Toshiki stares at his

daughter, a cold sweat on his temple.
Mitsuha let’s go slowly.
TOSHIKI
Mitsuha... no. Who... are you?
EXT. ITOMORI - LATE EVENING
Construction workers are building stalls and shop keeps are

setting out their goods. A few people hang lanterns.
Mitsuha walks home on the school road, defeated.
A group of middle schoolers wave goodbye to each other while

walking home.
GIRL 1
See you later at the festival!
BOY
Let’s meet at the shrine. Don’t be
late!
GIRL 2
(to Girl 1)
See you!
BOY
(to Girl 1)
Later!

The first girl goes off in the opposite direction of Mitsuha.

Mitsuha catches the two kids going her way. She grabs the boy
by the shoulders.
MITSUHA
Don’t go! Get out of town! Tell
your friends!
The boy pushes away.
BOY
What are you talking about?!
YOTSUHA (O.S.)
Mitsuha!
Yotsuha runs to catch up to Mitsuha.
BOY
(to Girl 2)
What’s going on?
GIRL 2
Let’s go.
The girl drags the boy off.
YOTSUHA
What are you doing?
MITSUHA
(to herself)
Could Mitsuha... could she have
persuaded them?
(to Yotsuha)
Is it my fault?
YOTSUHA
Eh?
MITSUHA
Yotsuha, leave town with Grandma
before nightfall.
YOTSUHA
Eh?!
MITSUHA
You’ll die if you stay here!
YOTSUHA
What are you saying? Yesterday you
suddenly went to Tokyo, and now
this? What’s wrong with you?

Beat.
MITSUHA
Tokyo?
Sayaka rides behind Tessie as the two bike towards Mitsuha

and Yotsuha.
SAYAKA
Hey, Mitsuha!
TESSIE
How did it go with your old man?
Beat.
Mitsuha is deep in thought.
TESSIE (CONT'D)
Hey, Mitsuha?
Beat.
TESSIE (CONT'D)
(to Yotsuha)
What’s wrong with her?
YOTSUHA
No idea.
Mitsuha gasps.
The sound of bell ringing, echoes softly from a tall, distant

mountain.
A breeze picks up.
CU of Mitsuha as she stares at the mountain.
MITSUHA
Are you there?
Everyone looks where she’s looking.
SAYAKA
Is something over there?
Mitsuha pushes Tessie off his bike.
MITSUHA
Let me use your bike.
TESSIE
Hey what... Mitsuha!

Mitsuha rides off.
TESSIE (CONT'D)
What about our plan?!
MITSUHA
Just get everything ready! Please!
INT. CAVE SHRINE - DAY
Taki (Mitsuha) groggily wakes up. Gasps.
TAKI
I’m Taki again.
Taki shields his eyes from the harsh sunset rays.
TAKI
What’s Taki doing here?
Taki clumsily climbs out of the basin. He looks down at

Itomori and sees the giant crater and destruction.
Beat.
TAKI (CONT'D)
The town...is gone.
Shocked, Mitsuha remembers the day she died.
TAKI (CONT'D)
At that moment... did I...die?
Taki slumps on a rock, stunned.
EXT. MOUNTAINSIDE - SUNSET

Mitsuha (Taki) bikes up the mountain road as fast as she can.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Taki... Taki... Don’t you remember
me?
CUT TO:
EXT. ITOMORI TRAIN STATION - DAY - FLASHBACK
ALL FLASHBACK SCENES WILL BE IN RED.

Mitsuha, in her school uniform, hops on a train to Tokyo.
INT. TRAIN - CONTINUOUS
She stares out of the window.
CUT TO:
EXT. ITOMORI - EARLIER
Mitsuha and Yotsuha leave the house.
MITSUHA
I’m going to Tokyo.
YOTSUHA
What? Now? Why?
MITSUHA
Uh...a date.
YOTSUHA
Eh?! You have a boyfriend in Tokyo?
MITSUHA
Not my date... um...
CUT TO:
Mitsuha (Taki) pants heavily as he bikes up the steep path.
Mitsuha’s voice from the previous scene bleeds into this one.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
...I’ll come home tonight.
CUT TO:
INT. RURAL JAPAN - TRAIN - DAY - FLASHBACK
Mitsuha stares at the scenery flying by.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
If I suddenly showed up, would I
bother him? Surprise him? He might
not like it.
The train goes into a tunnel...

INT. TOKYO - TRAIN - LATER
...And we emerge in Tokyo. We see skyscrapers and billboards.
STATION - LATER
Mitsuha steps off the train, gawking at the scenery. A true

fish out of water.
Mitsuha tries calling Taki’s phone, but is met with a carrier

message.
OPERATOR
The phone you are trying to reach
is out of range or...
She hangs up.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
There’s no way we could meet. But
what if we did?
INT. SUBWAY - LATER
Mitsuha sits beside a working woman and some high school

girls.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
What should I do? Would I annoy
him? Would it be awkward?
EXT. TOKYO - LATER
Mitsuha wanders the crowded streets. A mega screen plays news

about Comet Tiamat.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Or maybe...
INT. BUS - LATER
The bus is mainly empty. A couple sits in the very back.

Mitsuha sits alone.
Mitsuha stares out the window.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
...he’d be a bit glad to see me?

OPERATOR (V.O.)
The phone you are trying to
reach...
EXT. BRIDGE - LATE AFTERNOON
Mitsuha stands on the same bridge were Taki and Okudera

finished their date. She calls Taki’s phone again.
The framing is the same when Taki called Mitsuha for the
first time.
OPERATOR (V.O.)
...is out of range or- -
She hangs up.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
There’s no way we could meet.
She walks off.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
But... one thing is certain.
EXT. TOKYO - LATER
MCU of Mitsuha’s feet, lost in a sea of other pedestrian's

feet. A mass of people moving in all directions.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
If we see each other, we’ll know.
Mitsuha fixes her shoes. Her posture slumped, her feet sore.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
That you were the one who was
inside me.
Mitsuha sits on some stairs with her shoes off. She massages
her feet.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
That I was the one who was inside
you.
She bumps into somebody.
MITSUHA
I’m sorry.

EXT. SUBWAY STATION - LATER
Mitsuha rests on a seat by the train tracks. She stares at

the sunset, exhausted.
The train slowly pulls up.
Looking through the window, we see all the cars are packed
with people. It’s rush hour, everyone is getting off work and
going home.
Mitsuha watches as the cars go past.
Beat.
Her eyes widen, a rush of excitement from within her. She

races after a specific car as it passes her.
The train finally comes to a stop and the doors open. A few
people get off and Mitsuha squeezes in.
MITSUHA
Excuse me.
The subway doors close and the packed train takes off.
INT. SUBWAY - CONTINUOUS
The camera low to the ground, we see Mitsuha’s feet, among a

sea of sneakers and khakis, as she pushes deeper into the
subway car.
Her feet eventually stop in front of a pair of black sneakers

and plaid pants.
CU of Mitsuha’s face. Blushing, she pushes her hair away from

her face.
She works up the courage to look the boy in the eyes.
Beat.
Taki (14), in his school uniform, doesn’t look up from his

flashcards. He has no idea someone is staring at him.
CUT TO:
Mitsuha continues to bike up the hill. A tree root sticks out

from the cracked and overgrown mountain path.

The bike wheel trips on the tree truck, sending Mitsuha

flying off.
The bike falls off the cliff side, breaking apart.
Mitsuha grabs hold of a branch, barely falling off. She pulls

herself up and continues on foot.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
(Taki)
That time three years ago, before I
got to know you...
CUT TO:
INT. SUBWAY - LATE AFTERNOON
The subway conductor announces the next station.
CONDUCTOR
Next stop. Yotsuya. Yotsuya.
Taki and Mitsuha surrounded by people. Taki still doesn’t

look up.
MITSUHA
(whispers)
Taki.
(louder, more confident)
Taki.
Taki looks up. Sees her.
TAKI
Huh?
MITSUHA
It’s me. Uh...don’t you remember
me?
Beat.
TAKI
Who are you?
Mitsuha’s smile drops. She looks away.
Mitsuha looks as if she’s about to cry.
MITSUHA
(timid)
I’m sorry.

Beat.
The train brakes at it nears the station.
Mitsuha unable to find her balance, leans into Taki, her eyes
glued to the ground.
Taki looks the other way.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
But he’s Taki.
TAKI (V.O.)
Weird girl.
They arrive at the station and the doors open. A group of

people leave, Mitsuha follows, trying to escape the awkward
situation.
Taki watches her go.
TAKI
Hey!
Mitsuha stops momentarily. She looks back, but is immediately

pushes forward by the people leaving the subway behind her.
TAKI (CONT'D)
What’s your name?!
She takes the braided cord out of her hair as the sea of
people drag her out.
MITSUHA
Mitsuha!
She whips the braided cord towards Taki, who grabs onto the
other end.
MITSUHA (CONT'D)
My name is Mitsuha!
CUT TO:
Taki, out of breath and sweating, runs up the mountain.
MITSUHA
(Taki)
That time three years ago... you
came... to see me!

EXT. MOUNTAINTOP - SAME TIME
Taki (Mitsuha) stands up suddenly.
Beat.
TAKI
Taki?
The sun flares brightly. Golden, pink light bounces off the
tops of clouds. The destruction of Itomori spread out
underneath them.
Taki walks along the edge of the basin.
Beat.
MITSUHA
(echoes)
Mitsuha!
TAKI
Taki?!
CUT TO:
EXT. MOUNTAINTOP - CONTINUOUS
Mitsuha (Taki) hears Taki call out to her. She races to the
edge of the basin.
ELS of the basin. Mitsuha runs along the edge, but Taki is
nowhere to be found.
MITSUHA
Mitsuha! You’re here, aren’t you?
Inside my body!
CUT TO:
EXT. MOUNTAINTOP - CONTINUOUS
Taki looks around. He can’t see her either.
The sun shining in the background almost matches up.
TAKI
Taki! Taki, where are you?!

INTERCUT TAKI/MITSUHA.
Mitsuha stops. Catches her breath.
MITSUHA
Mitsuha. I can hear her, but...
Mitsuha runs clockwise around the basin.
Taki runs counter-clockwise.
TAKI
Taki, where are you? Taki!
They are running right towards each other, but they can’t see
each other.
The moment they pass each other, a brief flash. We see for a
few frames, the braided cord connecting the two of them.
They both stop and look back.
The other person isn’t there.
The both walk towards the point where they felt each other’s
presence.
Taki and Mitsuha face each other, the flaring sun between
them.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Taki, are you...
MITSUHA
...there?
They slowly reach their hands out, trying to touch the other
person. Their hands pass the imaginary line, split by the
sun.
Nothing happens.
The sun sinks lower in the sky.
A dark shadow covers Mitsuha and Taki’s faces. They look at

the sun, hidden behind a large cloud.
TAKI MITSUHA (CONT'D)

Kataware-doki. Kataware-doki.
Beat.
Their eyes widen and they slowly face forward.

MCU of Taki’s face as it relaxes. He looks down with a easy

smile. His eyes glance back up.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Mitsuha.
FINALLY a two-shot of the both of them looking at each other.
The two of them, back in their own bodies, in the same frame,
with the beautiful sunset sky behind them.
Beat.
They just stare.
Mitsuha finds the words.

MITSUHA
Taki.
She slowly walks closer to him.
MITSUHA (CONT'D)
Taki. It’s really you.
She touches his chest, making sure he’s real. Tears well up
in her eyes.
She looks him up and down, and smiles.
The tears finally fall.
MITSUHA (CONT'D)
Taki!
Taki smiles softly.
TAKI
I came to see you.
(chuckling)
It wasn’t easy. You were so far
away.
Mitsuha wipes her eyes.
MITSUHA
But how? At that moment, I...
TAKI
I drank your kuchikamizake.
Beat.
Mitsuha steps back, embarrassed.

MITSUHA
You drank that?
TAKI
Yea?
MITSUHA
You idiot! Pervert!
TAKI
Huh?!
MITSUHA
Oh, yea, and you groped me!
Caught.
TAKI
(panicked)
How do you know that?
MITSUHA
Yotsuha saw it.
TAKI
(stutters)
Oh! Sorry, I couldn’t help it! It
was just once.
MITSUHA
Just once?
Mitsuha thinks it over.
MITSUHA (CONT'D)
Doesn’t matter how many times!
Asshole.
Taki, red in the face, claps his hands together in prayer.
TAKI
Sorry!
Beat.
Mitsuha sees her braided cord hanging from his wrist.
MITSUHA
Is that...
Taki takes the ribbon off.

TAKI
Oh. Really, why’d you come see me
before I knew you? There’s no way
I’d recognize you.
He hands the ribbon over.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Here. I kept it for three years.
Now you hold onto it.
Mitsuha nods, happy.
She ties the ribbon around her short hair. She turns it into
a hairband with a little bow.
MITSUHA
How is it?
TAKI
(blushing)
Not bad.
MITSUHA
Huh? You’re lying!
TAKI
No, I... sorry.
MITSUHA
You’re just so...!
She giggles, then breaks into laughter. Taki joins in,

enjoying the awkward first meetup.
TAKI (O.S.)
Mitsuha, you still have things to
do. Listen.
CUT TO:
LATER
The sun hasn’t set fully yet, but we see the comet and the
moon high in the sky.
The two stare up at it.
MITSUHA
It’s coming.
TAKI
Don’t worry. You’ve still got time.

MITSUHA
Yea, I’ll try.
The sun sets lower in the sky. Darkness creeps closer.
MITSUHA (CONT'D)
Kataware-doki is almost...
TAKI
...over.
Taki takes a pen out of his pocket.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Hey, Mitsuha. So we don’t forget
when we wake up...
He takes Mitsuha’s hand and begins writing on it.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Let’s write our names on each
other. Here.
MITSUHA
Okay!
Mitsuha takes the pen and Taki’s outstretched palm.
She writes her na--

The pen falls to the ground.
Beat.
Taki is alone on the mountain, a horizontal pen stroke on his

right palm.
The sun dips below the horizon.
He looks up.
Beat.
He looks around.
TAKI
Mitsuha?
(beat)
Hey, Mitsuha?
Back in his own timeline, Taki sees the destroyed Itomori

behind him.
He looks at the stroke on his palm and sighs.
TAKI (CONT'D)
I wanted to tell you, wherever you
are in the world, I’ll come find
you.
He holds his palm.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Your name is Mitsuha. It’s okay. I
remember.
He looks up at the moon.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Mitsuha. Mitsuha. Mitsuha. Your
name is Mitsuha. Your name is...
He gasps.
Taki quickly picks up the pen. He writes a horizontal stroke

on his left palm.
Beat.
The pen shakes in his trembling hand.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Who are you? Why did I come here?

Taki drops the pen and yells out.
TAKI (CONT'D)
I came here to see her. To save
her. I wanted her to be alive. Who
was it? Who did I come to see?
Taki stands up, looking over the giant craters.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Someone dear to me. Someone I don’t
want to forget. I shouldn’t forget!
Who? Who? Who? Who?
Taki slowly breaks down.

TAKI (CONT'D)
(crying)
What’s your name?!
His voice echoes through the dark, cold mountains.
FADE TO:
EXT. MOUNTAINSIDE - NIGHT
Mitsuha sprints down the path.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Taki. Taki. Taki. It’s okay. I
remember. I’ll never forget!
We see the comet flying in the sky.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Taki. Taki. Your name is Taki!
EXT. ITOMORI - FESTIVAL - NIGHT

The stands are built and lit up. Parents, couples, and kids
walk the streets. Merchants sell fried food and candied
apples.
A few people gaze at the beautiful comet above them.
EXT. ITOMORI SUBSTATION - NIGHT
Tessie finds Mitsuha at the main powerplant for the

prefecture. The bright headlights of the moped he’s driving
light the place up.

MITSUHA
Tessie!
TESSIE
Mitsuha! Where’ve you been?
MITSUHA
He said sorry for breaking your
bike.
TESSIE
Huh? Who did?
MITSUHA
I did.
TESSIE
Explain everything to me later.
Tessie, wearing a construction helmet and headlamp, carries a

large satchel to the locked fence gate surrounding the
powerplant.
We see bolt cutters and explosives in the bag.
TESSIE (CONT'D)
(re: comet)
That’s going to fall? Really?
MITSUHA
Yes. I saw it with my own eyes!
TESSIE
You saw it, huh? Then I guess we
got no choice. Now we’re both
criminals!
He uses the bolt cutters to break the chains locking the

door.
CUT TO:
INT. ITOMORI SCHOOL - BROADCASTING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER
Sayaka is alone with the school’s broadcast equipment. An

intricate panel with knobs, buttons, and a mess of
microphones sticking out of it.
She panics while on the phone with Tessie.
SAYAKA
What? I really have to do it?

EXT. ITOMORI FOREST - CONTINUOUS - MOVING
INTERCUT PHONE CONVO.
Tessie drives the moped down the slope with Mitsuha sitting
behind. Mitsuha holds the phone for Tessie to speak into.
TESSIE
When the town’s power goes out the
equipment there should work on
backup.
Mitsuha puts the phone to her own ear.
MITSUHA
Please, Sayaka! Repeat it as much
as you can!
Tessie yells out into the darkness, full of adrenaline.
TESSIE
Woo-hoo!!! You can do it!
Sayaka sits in front of the main microphone.
SAYAKA
Oh, to hell with it!
She hangs up, flips the switch, and plays with the
frequencies.
CUT TO:
EXT. ITOMORI FOREST - MOMENTS LATER
Tessie and Mitsuha speed closer to the town. Tessie drives as

fast as he can.
MITSUHA
Soon, you think?
TESSIE
I have no idea!
CUT TO:
ITOMORI SUBSTATION - MOMENTS LATER
The dynamite explodes causing a chain reaction of explosions

in the powerplant. Each explosion gets bigger and bigger.
CUT TO:

SUBURBS
Tessie and Mitsuha pause for a moment to look at the carnage.

The fire and smoke can be seen from the town; the explosion
can be felt a mile away.
The two stare in nervous horror.
ITOMORI
The townsfolk look into the darkened mountain after having

felt and heard the explosion. A small, orange light glows
against the black backdrop.
WOMAN
Look!
The lights around the festival turn off. Then the entire
town. The town hall and the school lights all turn off.
ELS of the entire Lake Itomori and province. We see the

lights of life slowly turn off, starting from the initial
explosion in the mountains.
The entire region is dark except for a small spark of light

from the explosion; however, the larger cities further away
aren’t affected.
FESTIVAL
People wander through the darkened food stalls. A kid looks

up at the sky.
KID
Hey, look!
With all the lights off, the night sky is covered in bright
stars. The comet shines bright and beautiful. Everyone tops
and stares at the sky.
An emergency alarm blares through the town’s speakers.
We hear Sayaka through the speakers, trying to sound like an

adult.
SAYAKA (THROUGH SPEAKERS)

This is Itomori Town Hall. An
explosion has occurred at the
substation.

INT. BROADCASTING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
A red light glows behind Sayaka, who looks like she’s gonna
cry as she reads from her script.

There is a danger of further
explosions and forest fires.
Residents in the following areas,
please evacuate to Itomori High
School.
ITOMORI - KADOIRI BRIDGE
A few people stand on the bridge we see Mitsuha, Tessie, and

Sayaka use to go to school.

Kadoiri District...
RESIDENTIAL HOUSES
A few people look out their balconies.

Sakagami District...
TOWN HALL
A team of office workers make and answer phone calls, trying

to solve the problem.
Toshiki paces the room.
TOSHIKI
The broadcast isn’t from here? Who
is it, then?
FESTIVAL
A mass of people meander through the festival, making their

way to the school.

Miyamori District...
SUBURBS
A lifeless and dark street.


Oyazawa District...
RESIDENT STREETS - MOVING
Tessie and Mitsuha zoom through dark empty roads. They reach
a staircase leading straight towards the festival.
TESSIE
Let’s go, Mitsuha!
Tessie couldn’t stop the moped in time, and they both hop off
as the bike skids to a stop..
MITSUHA
Tessie!
TESSIE
I’m fine, go!
They leave the bike and sprint down the stairs.
FESTIVAL - CONTINUOUS
People wander around. The two rush in and starts yelling.
TESSIE
Run, everybody! Forest fire!
MITSUHA
Forest fire! Please evacuate!
They run through the festival, hurrying people who are just
walking.
TESSIE
Run! Fire!
MITSUHA
It’s not safe here! Please
evacuate!
It’s no use. People are still chatting and moving

lackadaisically, ignoring their pleads.
TESSIE
We don’t have enough time! Mitsuha!
He grabs Mitsuha’s shoulder.
She turns to him and we see tears in her eyes.

TESSIE (CONT'D)
What’s wrong?
Beat.
MITSUHA
His name... I can’t remember his
name!
Beat.
Tessie grows angry.
TESSIE
Look, how should I know? You
started all this! We can’t evacuate
everyone by ourselves! Go persuade
your father!
She nods and runs off towards the Town Hall, as Tessie
watches her go.
An explosion erupts from the mountain behind him. Everyone

around Tessie turns to look.
TESSIE (CONT'D)
Everybody run! Go to the high
school!
TOWN HALL
Everyone frantically works to keep the situation under

control.
WORKER 1
It’s no terrorist attack!
ADMINISTRATOR
What’s Chubu Electric saying?
WORKER 2
They’re still checking!
MAYOR'S OFFICE
Toshiki yells into his cell phone. Red lights surround him.
TOSHIKI
No forest fire yet? Are you sure?
Okay!
He hangs up.

He commands one of the workers awaiting orders.
TOSHIKI (CONT'D)
Stop this broadcast! Figure out
where it’s coming from!
A city administrator bursts through the door.
ADMINISTRATOR
The Takayama sensor station called!
Beat.
TOSHIKI
The high school?
We see the comet, still intact. Mitsuha sprints past one of

the tall speakers as Sayaka continues the broadcast.

Again, residents in the following
areas, evacuate to Itomori High
School-- ah!
FACULTY (THROUGH SPEAKERS)

What are you doing? Turn that off!
A click and the speakers are silent.
MITSUHA
Sayaka!
FESTIVAL
Tessie worriedly stares at the speakers.
TESSIE
Oh, no.
He looks around, people have stopped moving, confused.
SCHOOL - HALL
Sayaka cries as she is led out by the faculty.
TEACHER
What have you done, Sayaka?

Outside the window, a soft bell rings through a speaker. An

older man’s voice speaks calmly.
ADMINSTRATOR (THROUGH SPEAKERS)

This is Itomori Town Hall.
TOWN HALL
Toshiki and some council members watch the city worker read
from a script at the town hall’s broadcast room.
ADMINISTRATOR
We are currently looking into the
accident.
ITOMORI
Families and townsfolk make their way to the school.
CITY WORKER (THROUGH SPEAKERS)

Please don’t panic. Stay where you
are and await further instructions.
Everyone grows more impatient, confused, and irritated.
FESTIVAL
Tessie isn’t giving up, sweating as he tries to convince

people to leave.
TESSIE
Come on, you should all evacuate!
The high school is the shelter!
DAISUKE (O.S.)
Katsuhiko!
Tessie freezes.
His dad and some construction workers march towards him.
DAISUKE (CONT'D)
What are you doing?!
Beat.
TESSIE
(defeated)
Sorry, Mitsuha. It’s over.

Tessie looks up at the sky. His eyes widen, shocked and

scared.
TESSIE (CONT'D)
Oh shit.
The comet fractures into a myriad of smaller pieces.
TESSIE (CONT'D)
It really split!
The fragments fall towards Earth, burning red as it enters

the atmosphere.
CUT TO:
MONTAGE VARIOUS PEOPLE WATCHING THE COMET
...A news anchor commentates over live footage.
ANCHOR (ON TV)

Look! The comet has split in two
and meteors are falling!
...Multiple families watch various news channels while eating

dinner.
METEOROLOGIST (ON TV)

Nobody predicted this.
...A reporter on site stares at the sky.
REPORTER
We have a really mystical sight
here.
...Office workers in tokyo stare out the window of their

skyscraper.
...Astrologists discuss the situation live on tv.

REPORTER (ON TV) (CONT'D)
So the comet’s nucleus split? Did
tidal forces affect...
ASTROLOGIST (ON TV)

The comet isn’t within the Roche
limit, so the nucleus itself must
have...
...We see people from different parts of the world, Hawaii,

Scotland, all gaze at the sky at the comet. Whether it be
night or noon, the comet is a beautiful phenomenon.

REPORTER (ON TV)

In the past, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
broke and collided with Jupiter in
1994. At least 21 fragments...
...We see middle school Taki staring at the TV screen while

having tea with his dad. He jumps out of his seat.
TAKI
I’m going to look!
END MONTAGE.
EXT. ITOMORI - SCHOOL - NIGHT
Sayaka points to the sky as her faculty escort stare in fear.
REPORTER (V.O.)(ON TV)

They will probably melt before
reaching the ground.
FESTIVAL
Tessie yells into his dad’s ear, as he stares dumbstruck at

the sky.
INT. TOKYO APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS
Taki walks onto the balcony, staring at the sky. All the news
casters and reporters talk over each other, as Taki looks out
towards the comet and Itomori.

And the probability of a meteor
crashing into a residential area is
small...
ASTROLOGIST (V.O.)(ON TV)

To calculate the trajectory...
ANCHOR (V.O.)(ON TV)

To be witnessing such a magnificent
celestial event, and...
All the other voices quiet down. We are left with one
reporter.

How fortunate for those living in
this day and age to be able to
watch this live.

Beat.
Taki gazes at the sky.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Hey. Who are you?
EXT. ITOMORI - CONTINUOUS
Mitsuha races towards the Town Hall, taking a shortcut

through the woods.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Who? Who? Who was it? Someone dear
to me. Someone I shouldn’t forget.
I don’t want to forget!
Mitsuha cuts through alleyways and sprints down a long,

downslope highway.
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Who was it? Who was it? Who are
you? What’s your name?
Lake Itomori shines vibrantly beside her. The comet’s

reflection can be seen in the water. Mitsuha looks at the
sky.
The meteor falls towards Earth ever so slowly.
MITSUHA
It’s split!
Mitsuha trips on a crack in the concrete.
Her head slams into the ground, and she rolls down the
concrete.
Beat.
Mitsuha lies on the floor, knocked out.
TAKI (V.O.)
So we don’t forget when we wake up,
let’s write our names on each
other.
She gradually comes to. Her face and hands scratched and
bleeding.
When she opens her eyes, the first thing she sees is her
right hand clenched in front of her. She slowly opens her
hand.

It reads, “I LOVE YOU”.
Beat.
Tears well up in Mitsuha’s eyes.
Beat.
Mitsuha painfully gets up and leans on the highway railing.

She stares at Taki’s message in her hand.
MITSUHA
I can’t remember your name with
this...
She cries into her hand.
Beat.
With new found determination, she shakes off the pain and
continues her sprint towards the Town Hall.
INT. MAYOR'S OFFICE - LATER
Mitsuha bursts through door, an absolute mess.
MITSUHA
Dad!
Yotsuha and Hitoha are with Toshiki. Yotsuha jumps out of her
seat, seeing Mitsuha so disheveled.
YOTSUHA
Mitsuha!
Toshiki rises from his desk, angry.
TOSHIKI
Not you again...
Mitsuha confronts her dad with slow, purposeful steps.

Toshiki backs away as Mitsuha stares him right in the eyes.
TAKI (V.O.)
It was almost as if it were a scene
from a dream.
CUT TO:
EXT. TOKYO APARTMENT - NIGHT
Taki gazes at the comet above him.

TAKI (V.O.)
Nothing more, nothing less than a
beautiful view.
EXT. SPACE - NIGHT
We see comet shards fall towards Earth, burning red in the

atmosphere.
ITOMORI - SKY - CONTINUOUS
The smaller pieces disintegrate, but the largest chunk tears

through the ozone and dives into the clouds.
As we follow the comet through the clouds, we see the lights

of Japan sparkle below.
The camera tilts down and we see ELS of Itomori, dark from
the power outage.
MIYAMIZU SHRINE
WS of the darkened Miyamizu Shrine.
Beat.
The comet crashes into the buildings and explodes.
No sound can be heard.
ITOMORI
An exponentially large area explodes and megatons of Earth

fly into the sky.
The water from Lake Itomori ripples out like a tsunami,

causing nearby trees and buildings to collapse.
Kadoiri Bridge get’s demolished.
The wooden picnic table and vending machine disappears from

existence.
Cars and buses crash into buildings.
The tori gate splinters into millions of pieces.

The area surrounding half the lake goes up in flames,

shrouded by smoke, completely destroyed.
FADE TO BLACK.
EXT. MOUNTAINTOP - DAY
Taki wakes up, having slept all night where he met Mitsuha.
He stares at Lake Itomori and the large crater the comet left
behind.
TAKI
What am I doing here?
Taki looks at the horizontal pen stroke on his hand.
CUT TO BLACK.
MATCH CUT TO:
INT. TOKYO - SUBWAY - DAY - 5 YEARS LATER
The same shot of Taki’s hand, but pen stroke is gone.
Taki (22), older, in a business suit, stands by the door and

stares at his hand longingly.
The subway slowly pulls into the station. Taki looks at the
people waiting on the platform.
For a brief moment, he sees the back of a girl’s head, long

black hair with a braided cord tied around it in a bow.
Taki’s eyes light up.
When the subway doors open, Taki runs out, eyes scanning the
crowd.
She isn’t there.
TAKI (V.O.)
I’m always searching for something.
This feeling has possessed me for
some time.
MONTAGE TAKI
...Taki goes through many interviews as he applies for

architect positions around Tokyo.
QUICK CUTS.

--Taki sits between two other applicants.
TAKI
I applied because...
--Taki walks to his next interview at a tall skyscraper.
TAKI (CONT'D)
The landscapes people live in...
--He sits in front of a panel of executives.
TAKI (CONT'D)
You never know when Tokyo might
disappear as well. So I want to
help build landscapes that leave
heartwarming memories...
--He bows before leaving, yet another interview.
END MONTAGE.
INT. CAFE - DAY
Taki drinks tea with Shinta and Tsukasa, both 22 and in

business suits. Tsukasa looks like an executive with his hair
slicked to the side; we see a wedding band on his finger.
SHINTA
How many interviews have you had?
TAKI
(annoyed)
I haven’t kept track.
TSUKASA
Can’t see you landing a job.
TAKI
You’re one to- -
SHINTA
- -Maybe it’s the suit.
TAKI
We’re not that different!
SHINTA
I have two job offers.
TSUKASA
I have eight.

Taki scowls at his friends.
His phone beeps and reads, “YOU HAVE A NEW MESSAGE”.
EXT. SUBWAY STATION - LATER
Okudera waits for Taki at the same station where their first
date took place.
TAKI (V.O.)
I’m not sure if I’m searching for a
person or a place... or if I’m
searching for a job.
Okudera sees Taki in his suit.
OKUDERA
Oh, you’re job-hunting.
TAKI
I haven’t had much luck.
Okudera studies Taki closely.
OKUDERA
Maybe it’s the suit.
TAKI
Does it look that bad?
Okudera giggles.
EXT. TOKYO - GOLDEN HOUR - MOMENTS LATER
People head home from their work. The two walk around city,
catching up.
TAKI
Why did you want to meet?
OKUDERA
I was out here for work and figured
I’d say hi.
A large mega screen displays the Itomori crater. The text

reads, “8 YEARS SINCE THE COMET DISASTER”.
OKUDERA (CONT'D)
We went to Itomori once, didn’t we?
You were still in high school, so
it was...

TAKI
5 years ago.
OKUDERA
That long? Seems like I’ve
forgotten a lot.
TAKI (V.O.)
I no longer remember much from back
then. Maybe we had a disagreement
since the other two returned to
Tokyo without me. I spent the night
alone on some mountain. That’s
about all I remember.
The two admire the Tokyo skyline and the Skytree.
TAKI (V.O.)
But at one point, I was
inexplicably drawn to the events
surrounding that comet.
Pedestrians passing by look up at the mega screens displaying

the Itomori tragedy.
TAKI (V.O.)
Part of a comet destroyed a town in
that disaster.
News footage from that day plays along text that reads,
“EVACUATION OF RESIDENTS TO HIGH SCHOOL GROUNDS CONFIRMED”.
TAKI (V.O.)
But most of the town’s residents
were miraculously unhurt.
More text reads, “NO DEATHS, 104 WOUNDED”.
TAKI (V.O.)
The entire town happened to be
holding an emergency drill and most
of its residents were outside the
blast zone.
Newspaper clippings with titles such as “RESIDENTS SAFE” and

“DISASTER FORTOLD?”
TAKI (V.O.)
The sheer luck and coincidence
sparked various rumors. I read
those articles intently back then.
CUT TO:

INT. TAKI'S ROOM - NIGHT - FLASHBACK
We see middle school Taki reading articles on the event.
TAKI (V.O.)
What had caught my interest so much
then is now a mystery to me.
CUT TO:
EXT. TOKYO - BRIDGE - NIGHT - PRESENT
The same bridge where Taki and Okudera ended their first
date. Where Taki and Mitsuha tried calling each other.
Taki and Okudera look out towards the city.
TAKI (V.O.)
I didn’t even know anybody in that
town.
OKUDERA
Thanks again, for today. This is
far enough.
Okudera waves goodbye and we see a wedding band on her

finger.
OKUDERA (CONT'D)
Don’t worry, you’ll find your
happiness someday.
Okudera leaves.
Beat.
Taki looks at his right hand.
TAKI (V.O.)
I feel like I’m always searching
for something, for someone.
INT. CAFE - NIGHT
Taki flips through his planner for next week’s job

interviews. He faces the window; rain pours outside as he
sips his coffee.
SAYAKA (O.S.)
I want to go to another bridal
fair.

TESSIE (O.S.)
They’re all the same
SAYAKA (O.S.)
Shinto-style is nice, too...
TESSIE (O.S.)
I thought you wanted a wedding in a
chapel.
SAYAKA (O.S.)
Oh, and Tessie...
Taki freezes, his back towards them.
The camera reveals Sayaka and Tessie’s faces. They are 25.
Sayaka has a cute, bob hairstyle and Tessie has a patchy
beard.
The two look over wedding plans while Tessie drinks coffee
and Sayaka eats a small cake.
SAYAKA (CONT'D)
Lose the beard before the wedding
and I’ll lose three kilos.
TESSIE
You’re eating cake.
SAYAKA
I’ll start tomorrow.
Taki looks over at their table. It’s empty.
He sees the two of them leaving the cafe holding hands.
EXT. BRIDGE - NIGHT
A light snowfall. Taki walks across the almost-empty bridge.

A few pedestrians walk back and forth.
Taki passes a woman in a white overcoat and umbrella.
Beat.
Out of the corner of his eye, he notices a small braided cord

tied around her hair.
He pauses and looks back.
The umbrella covers the back of her head.
Beat.

Taki turns away and continues walking.
The woman turns back slightly, her face covered by the

umbrella.
She watches Taki walk away, then continues her own way.
INT. LIBRARY - NIGHT
Taki flips through a picture book of Itomori. We see the

various landmarks we’ve come to recognize: Kadoiri Bridge,
Miyamizu Shine, and Lake Itomori. The images draw Taki in.
TAKI
Why does the scenery of a town that
no longer exists wring my heart so?
MONTAGE TOKYO
...Snowfall comes and goes as the winter passes in Tokyo.
...Timelapse of the sun rising on Tokyo’s skyline.
...Spring arrives. Cherry blossoms bloom throughout Tokyo.
...A busy farmers market.
...We see Mitsuha’s old classmates living life in Tokyo.
...Mami (25), one of Mitsuha’s bullies, and member of

Kazuya’s harem, eats some ramen.
...Kazuya helps a customer check out at a convenience store.
...Sayaka and Tessie browse an apartment catalog.
...Yotsuha (17), studies in high school.
END MONTAGE.
CUT TO BLACK.
INT. TAKI’S ROOM - DAY
Taki wakes up and looks at his hand.
INT. MITSUHA’S ROOM - SAME TIME
Mitsuha wakes up and looks at her hand.

INTERCUT AS THEY GO THROUGH THEIR DAY
...Taki stares in the mirror as he wipes his face.
...Mitsuha ties her hair with the braided cord.
...The two leave their apartments.
...The two enter subway stations.
INT. SUBWAY - MOMENTS LATER
Taki looks out the window at the passing trains.
ANOTHER SUBWAY - CONTINUOUS
Mitsuha, by the door, gazes out the window.
Beat.
Something catches her eye.
On the other side of the glass, we see Taki as he turns

towards Mitsuha. His train is going the other way.
The two recognize each other...
TAKI (V.O.)
I was always searching...
MITSUHA (V.O.)
Searching...
...but their subways split off in opposition directions!
MITSUHA (V.O.)
...for someone!
MONTAGE TAKI/MITSUHA
QUICK CUTS.
--Taki sprints past the subway gates.
--Mitsuha searches the station frantically. It’s impossible

to find anyone in the crowded space.
--Taki sprints down a busy Tokyo sidewalk.
--Mitsuha runs along a wide highway.

--Taki searches a quiet neighborhood street.
--Mitsuha sprints down a residential road.
EXT. SUGA SHRINE - STAIRS - MOMENTS LATER
Taki finds himself at the base of a tall flight of stairs

with red rails, imbedded in the heart of a residential area.
Beat.
Taki looks up towards the top of the staircase.
The camera tilts up to reveal Mitsuha at the top, looking

down at him.
They make eye contact, but Taki quickly breaks it and

composes himself.
He walks up the stairs nonchalantly.
Mitsuha walks down the stairs, acting normal.
The two pass each other without acknowledgment.
A mixture of sadness, yearning, and pain spreads across

Mitsuha’s face. She lets out a shaky sigh.
Taki reaches the top of the stairs.
He stops.
Beat.
He takes a deep breath and turns around.
TAKI
Hey!
Mitsuha freezes.
TAKI (CONT'D)
Haven’t we met?
Beat.
Mitsuha turns slowly, crying.
MITSUHA
I thought so, too!
Beat.

Tears roll down Taki’s cheeks.
TAKI MITSUHA (CONT'D)

What’s your name...? What’s your name...?
The camera tilts up towards the sky.
SUPER: 君の名は your name
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君の名は

Original Story and Film by

As a screenwriting major in Los Angeles, I really wanted to read

So I came up with the bright idea to write my own!

Thank you so much and keep dreaming!

EXT. ITOMORI - SKY - NIGHT

We are so high sky that sunlight still peaks over the

Meteorites glow red as they fall towards Earth. Many

The sound of wind whistles as the camera tracks the falling

The comet bursts through the cloud cover, revealing a

We watch as the comet descends onto Itomori.

ALL DIALOGUE IS SPOKEN IN JAPANESE.

EXT/INT. TOKYO - DAY

A wide, areal view of congested apartments, skyscrapers, and

INT. TAKI’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

A neat, minimalist bedroom with schoolbooks and a desk. TAKI

Rewritten by Jake Gao

INT. MITSUHA'S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

A girl’s bedroom, small and compact. MITSUHA MIYAMIZU (25), a

Mitsuha ties her hair with braided cord.

EXT. TOKYO - LATER

Tracking Mitsuha’s feet as she walks along a busy sidewalk.

INT. SUBWAY - MOMENTS LATER

Taki looks out the window at the cityscape flying past.

INT. SUBWAY - SAME TIME

EXT. TOKYO - NIGHT - FLASHBACK

EXT. ITOMORI - NIGHT - FLASHBACK

Mitsuha (17) gazes at the falling comet in an open field. The

Rewritten by Jake Gao

TAKI (V.O.) MITSUHA (V.O.)

MUSIC CUE: “Dream Lantern” by RADWIMPS.

Titles stay on the screen for a moment longer.

MONTAGE WITH OPENING CREDITS.

...Taki and Mitsuha find each other in a crowd of faceless

...Taki (14) and Mitsuha (17) stand back to back under a

...Taki with Mitsuha’s braided cord around his wrist, sprints

..Timelapse of Tokyo and Taki walking home from school.

--Mitsuha sulks in the corner of her family shrine. She looks

--Mitsuha, wearing a shrine maiden uniform, performs a ritual

--The comet shines brightly in the night sky.

Rewritten by Jake Gao

..Taki (17) stands on his Tokyo balcony. He stares past the

...Taki and Mitsuha both stretch their hands out towards a

END MUSIC CUE.

A cellphone alarm rings.

INT. MITSUHA’S HOUSE - BEDROOM - DAY

Warm sunlight shines through the windows. A futon mattress

There are many different timelines to this story, however the

The alarm continues to ring as Mitsuha (17) sleeps on the

INT. SUBWAY - DAY - DREAMLIKE

Mitsuha caught in a mass of people leaving the car, tosses a

Rewritten by Jake Gao

CUT BACK TO:

She looks down at her breasts, and slowly gropes them.

Taki is in Mitsuha’s body.

Mitsuha, completely captivated by the feeling, doesn’t notice

YOTSUHA MIYAMIZU (9), a sassy young girl with pigtails,