The Garden of Words

Original title: Koto no ha no niwa

20132013
TV-14TV-14
46m

Koto no ha no niwa (2013)

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Animation Drama Romance

A 15-year-old boy and 27-year-old woman find an unlikely friendship one rainy day in the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.A 15-year-old boy and 27-year-old woman find an unlikely friendship one rainy day in the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.A 15-year-old boy and 27-year-old woman find an unlikely friendship one rainy day in the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.

Director
- Makoto Shinkai
Writer
- Makoto Shinkai
Stars
- Miyu Irino(voice)
- Kana Hanazawa(voice)
- Fumi Hirano(voice)

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Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations

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Takao Akizukias Takao Akizuki
(voice)

Yukari Yukinoas Yukari Yukino
(voice)

Takao's Motheras Takao's Mother
(voice)

Takao no anias Takao no ani
(voice)

Takao's Brotheras Takao's Brother
(voice)

Takanori Hoshino

Itou-senseias Itou-sensei
(voice)

Matsumotoas Matsumoto
(voice)

Satouas Satou
(voice)

Aizawaas Aizawa
(voice)

Moriyamaas Moriyama
(voice)

Young Takaoas Young Takao
(voice)

Hiroshi Shimozaki

Kuniko Ishijima

Takao's Brotheras Takao's Brother
(English version)
(voice)

Takao, who dreams of becoming a shoemaker, skips school and is sketching shoes in a garden in the middle of Tokyo. 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. —unknown

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Taglines
- A rendezvous on rainy days... A tale of longing, even older than love... Discover the emotions that blossom in the Garden of Words.
Genres
Certificate
- TV-14
Parents guide

Trivia
According to Makoto Shinkai, the film's central theme is loneliness. This was inspired by the Man'yoshu, Japan's oldest collection of poems; in that volume, love was represented by the word "koi", or "lonely sadness"; more accurately, a longing for someone in solitude. Shinkai described the film as a love story towards people who feel lonely or incomplete in their social relations, but who don't feel that they need to fix this loneliness.

Quotes
Takao Akizuki: A faint clap of thunder / Even if rain comes or not / I will stay here / Together with you.

Crazy credits
There is a final scene after the credits.

Connections
Referenced in Your Name. (2016)

Soundtracks
Rain
Lyrics and Music by Senri Oe
Performed by Motohiro Hata
Arrangement: Makoto Minagawa. Akifumi Tada
© 1988 by Sony Music Artists Inc.

Top review

7/10

Eye Candy

The animation in this film is insane.

It is so good I dare say it surpasses Kimi No Na Wa. What I can say is that the story is a little too thin, but given the visuals including a super thin pretty teacher) this is worth watching. You will enjoy it and see something new.

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ypejeq
Dec 26, 2019

Is there a manga adaptation?

Release date
- May 31, 2013 (Japan)
Country of origin
- Japan
Official sites
- Makoto Shinkai Official Site
- Official site (Japan)
Languages
- Japanese
- English
Also known as
- Khu Vườn Ngôn Từ
Production company
- CoMix Wave
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Gross worldwide
- $418,256

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Runtime
46 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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