The Garden of Words
2013•PG-13•46m•7.6•Released
AnimationDramaRomance
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.
Director
Makoto Shinkai
Writer
Makoto Shinkai
Revenue
$1M
Languages
Japanese
Studio
CoMix Wave Films
Cast
Miyu Irino
Takao Akizuki (voice)
Kana Hanazawa
Yukari Yukino (voice)
Fumi Hirano
Takao's Mother (voice)
Takeshi Maeda
Takao's Brother (voice)
Yuka Terasaki
Takao's Brother's Girlfriend (voice)
Takanori Hoshino
Teacher Itou (voice)
Suguru Inoue
Matsumoto (voice)
Megumi Han
Satou (voice)
Mikako Komatsu
Aizawa (voice)
Yuki Hayashi
Moriyama (voice)
Wataru Sekine
Young Takao (voice)
Risa Mizuno
News Announcer (voice)
Hiroshi Shimozaki
(voice)
Kuniko Ishijima
(voice)
Taishi Murata
(voice)
Production
Company
CoMix Wave Films
Producer
Noritaka Kawaguchi
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