The Garden of Words

The Garden of Words

46 mins | Drama, Animation, Romance | May 31, 2013

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.

The Garden of Words

46 mins | Drama, Animation, Romance | May 31, 2013

The Garden of Words

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.

IMDb rating	7.4
Producers	CoMix Wave Films
Original title	言の葉の庭
Directors	Makoto Ooga, Makoto Shinkai
Writers	Matsuda Saya, Makoto Shinkai

Cast

Miyu Irino

as Takao Akizuki (voice)

Kana Hanazawa

as Yukari Yukino (voice)

Fumi Hirano

as Takao's Mother (voice)

Takeshi Maeda

as Takao's Brother (voice)

Yuka Terasaki

as Takao's Brother's Girlfriend (voice)

Takanori Hoshino

as Teacher Itou (voice)

Suguru Inoue

as Matsumoto (voice)

Megumi Han

as Satou (voice)

Mikako Komatsu

as Aizawa (voice)

Yuki Hayashi

as Moriyama (voice)

Wataru Sekine

as Young Takao (voice)

Risa Mizuno

as News Announcer (voice)

Hiroshi Shimozaki

as (voice)

Kuniko Ishijima

as (voice)

Taishi Murata

as (voice)

Azusa Tadokoro

as (voice)