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The Garden of Words

The Garden of Words

Animation ‱ 2013 ‱ 46 min
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7.6
IMDb
7.4

Takao, who is training to become a shoemaker, skipped school and is sketching shoes in a Japanese-style garden. He meets a mysterious woman, Yukino, who is older than him. Then, without arranging the times, the two start to see each other again and again, but only on rainy days. They deepen their relationship and open up to each other. But the end of the rainy season soon approaches.

Starring

Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Takeshi Maeda, Yuka Terasaki

Directed By

Makoto Shinkai

Written By

Makoto Shinkai

Attributes

SimpleSlowLightWatch By Myself

Genre

AnimationDramaRomanceAnimeForeign

Release Date

May 31, 2013

User Reviews

Zac
Zac
Makoto Shinkai at his best. Fantastic anime. Heartwarming.
Josiah Woods
Josiah Woods
Absolutely beautiful art in this one, short, but very emotional ride to go with the visuals.
Annie
Annie
Excellent animation and scenic posing, a beautiful work of art. On the other hand, history does not attract that much, everyone will say...
Jordan
Jordan
Stunning animation accompanied by a lovely score and calming rain sounds. The plot slowly builds to the climax, overall a beautiful film 👍
Ivan
Ivan
Slow, subtle story combined with probably most beautiful animation ever make this amazing experience.
Yuga Sato
Yuga Sato
Amazing animation but the story could’ve been more polished
Dev
Dev
That late 20s pussy got me acting unwise.
Tyler Fredendall
Tyler Fredendall
Animation is gorgeous, but don’t let it distract you from the overly cheesy love story
Karl Svenander
Karl Svenander
Very romantic and incredibly pretty. A lovely watch, recommend it.
Ashish Purohit
Ashish Purohit
Makoto Shinkai puts his best foot forward in TGoW with beautiful animation and a heartwarming and heartbreak story to follow. ☆4.9/5

Stats

Ratings
115 (4%)
350 (11%)
1,341 (43%)
1,277 (41%)
7.6 – Based on 3.1k ratings
Attributes
Slow
Simple
Light
Fast
Complex
Dark
Watch With
Friends
Self
Family
10%
82%
8%
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Cast & Crew

Makoto Shinkai
Makoto
Shinkai
Miyu Irino
Miyu
Irino
Kana Hanazawa
Kana
Hanazawa
Fumi Hirano
Fumi
Hirano
Takeshi Maeda
Takeshi
Maeda
Yuka Terasaki
Yuka
Terasaki
Takanori Hoshino
Takanori
Hoshino
Suguru Inoue
Suguru
Inoue
Megumi Han
Megumi
Han
Mikako Komatsu
Mikako
Komatsu
Yuki Hayashi
Yuki
Hayashi
Makoto Shinkai
Makoto
Shinkai

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