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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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about The Garden of Words
Cast
Miyu IrinoTakao Akizuki (voice)
Kana HanazawaYukari Yukino (voice)
Fumi HiranoTakao's Mother (voice)
Takeshi MaedaTakao's Brother (voice)
Yuka TerasakiTakao's Brother's Girlfriend (voice)
Takanori HoshinoTeacher Itou (voice)
Suguru InoueMatsumoto (voice)
Megumi HanSatou (voice)Credits
- Directed by
- Makoto Shinkai
- Written by
- Makoto Shinkai
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 言の葉の庭
- Box office
- $820.2K
Production
CoMix Wave FilmsJapan
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