Deshende lives in rural Ohio and ordered a copy of the 2016 movie Your Name directed by Makoto Shinkai for his father, but it arrived with an unexpected addition.
Your Name has won 16 awards, including Most Popular Film at the 2017 Japanese Academy Awards.
“I purchased the movie on a whim for my dad,” Deshende told Newsweek. “He will often comment on movies he enjoys that are thought provoking and well written. He’s not an anime fan but I was taking a gamble that he’d like it so purchased it for him as a gift for his upcoming birthday.”
A self-confessed Reddit “lurker,” Deshende only posted the story on the popular site because sharing it on Facebook may have given away the surprise for his father.
On Reddit in over 1,000 comments, users agreed with the worker’s movie review.
“Can confirm, cried too,” said one commenter. While another wrote: “That’s pretty cool.”
“I watched this on the plane and everyone around me was concerned as I ugly cried in my cramped aisle seat,” said another Redditor.
