The Garden of Words (2013)
言の葉の庭
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The Garden of Words rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.4/10· 60K votes
TMDb7.588/10· 2K votesWith 7.4/10 on IMDb, this film is well-rated across multiple platforms.
About 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.
Cast of The Garden of Words
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)
The Garden of Words facts
- Original title
- 言の葉の庭
- Box office
- $820.2K
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Visual artistry captures rainy garden scenes breathtakingly
- •Understated emotional journey feels intimate and poignant
- •Anime aesthetics blend romance with contemplative mood
What the audience disliked
- •Age gap relationship raises uncomfortable ethical questions
- •Plot lacks momentum and substantial narrative progression
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