The Garden of Words

The Garden of Words

7.6

May 31 2013

1h 46m

Animation, Drama, Romance

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.

Miyu Irino

Miyu Irino

Takao Akizuki (voice)

Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa

Yukari Yukino (voice)

Fumi Hirano

Fumi Hirano

Takao's Mother (voice)

Takeshi Maeda

Takeshi Maeda

Takao's Brother (voice)

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