The Garden of Words

Name: The Garden of Words
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Released: 2013-05-31
Duration: 46 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Takeshi Maeda, Yuka Terasaki

言の葉の庭 (2013)

Timing: 0:46 (46 min)

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Release date

2013-05-31

Country

Japan

Production

CoMix Wave Films

Genre

Animation, Drama, Romance

Budget

Revenue

$820 165

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Director

Makoto Shinkai

Actors

Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Takeshi Maeda, Yuka Terasaki, Takanori Hoshino, Suguru Inoue, Megumi Han, Mikako Komatsu, Yuki Hayashi
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Makoto Shinkai

Producer

Noritaka Kawaguchi

Operator

Makoto Shinkai

Composer

Daisuke Kashiwa

Artist

Audition

Ai Niinuma, Sawako Todoroki

Editing

Makoto Shinkai
All team (50)

Short 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.

What's left behind the scenes

This is the first film by director Makoto Shinkai made without the participation of composer Tenmon.
The film features a poem from the ancient collection "Man'yōshū".
Makoto Shinkai notes the strong influence of Haruki Murakami's novel "Norwegian Wood," to which the animated film contains direct allusions.
The backgrounds used in the animated film are based on photographs taken in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.
Makoto Shinkai notes the strong influence of Haruki Murakami's novel "Norwegian Wood," to which the animated film contains direct allusions.

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