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The Garden of Words

言の葉の庭Kotonoha no Niwa

Also known as Kotonoha no Niwa · Koto no Ha no Niwa · The Garden of Kotonoha · El Jardín de las Palabras · A szavak kertje · ยามสายฝนโปรยปราย · Ogród słów · Сад изящных слов · Il giardino delle parole

Makoto Shinkai (original creator) · Makoto Shinkai (director) · Makoto Shinkai (script) · Kenichi Tsuchiya (character design) · CoMix Wave (studio)

Some people revel and play in the rain; others dread it and hide at the first drop. For high school student Takao, a summer shower is a source of artistic inspiration… but when he skips school in order to sketch in a rainy garden, Takao finds an even greater muse in Yukino, an older woman who seems adrift in the world. Despite the difference in their ages and lives, they strike up a comfortable relationship that slowly evolves as they randomly meet in the same garden whenever it rains. But with the rainy season coming to a close, Takao wonders if there's enough time left to put his feelings into actions and words. (Source: Sentai Filmworks)

Release year

2013

Released

May 31, 2013

Runtime

46 minutes

Country

Japan

Genres

Drama · Psychological · Romance · Slice of Life