Back in 2016, Your Name creator Makoto Shinkai directed, edited and storyboarded a short commercial for an educational service.
Via NicoNico News, below is a comparison between the political ad from South Korea’s Justice Party and Shinkai’s “Crossroad”.
Shinkai’s short commercial, titled “Crossroad,” was screened along with the previews during Your Name’s Japanese theatrical run.
A recent Korean political ad has been accused of ripping it off.
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