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The Garden of Words

The Garden of Words

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 31, 2013

Runtime

0h 46m

Genres

Animation, Drama, Romance

User Score

76%

Original Title

言の葉の庭

Production Companies

CoMix Wave Films

Director

Makoto Shinkai

Description

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.