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Mythology & Folklore influenced 君の名は。 (Your Name)
Added by Media Influence Map · 5 October 2026
- Japanese folklore
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Makoto Shinkai draws on Shinto tradition for the bond between the two leads: the shrine and its braided cords, the idea of musubi, the sake offered to the god, and the twilight hour when the boundaries thin.
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