The Garden of Words

2013 · directed by Makoto Shinkai

Rating
75/100
Hit
no

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.

The Garden of Words (2013), directed by Makoto Shinkai, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Miyu Irino
  • Kana Hanazawa
  • Fumi Hirano
  • Takeshi Maeda
  • Yuka Terasaki
  • Takanori Hoshino
  • Suguru Inoue
  • Megumi Han
  • Mikako Komatsu
  • Yuki Hayashi

Crew

  • Makoto Shinkai — Director of Photography
  • Makoto Shinkai — Editor
  • Daisuke Kashiwa — Original Music Composer
  • Makoto Shinkai — Screenplay

More from Makoto Shinkai

  1. Your Name. (2016) — 86/100 · hit
  2. Weathering with You (2019) — 79/100
  3. Suzume (2022) — 77/100
  4. 5 Centimeters per Second (2007) — 73/100
  5. Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) — 72/100
  6. Someone's Gaze (2013) — 72/100 · short, not counted

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