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The Garden of Words

Original title: Koto no ha no niwa
  • 2013
  • TV-14
  • 46m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
48K
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The Garden of Words (2013)
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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
    • Kana Hanazawa
    • Fumi Hirano
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    48K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,997
    551
    • Director
      • Makoto Shinkai
    • Writer
      • Makoto Shinkai
    • Stars
      • Miyu Irino
      • Kana Hanazawa
      • Fumi Hirano
    • 146User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Miyu Irino
    Miyu Irino
    • Takao Akizuki
    • (voice)
    Kana Hanazawa
    Kana Hanazawa
    • Yukari Yukino
    • (voice)
    Fumi Hirano
    Fumi Hirano
    • Takao's Mother
    • (voice)
    Gou Maeda
    • Takao no ani
    • (voice)
    Takeshi Maeda
    • Takao's Brother
    • (voice)
    Yuka Terasaki
    • Takao's Brother's Girlfriend
    • (voice)
    Takanori Hoshino
    • Itou-sensei
    • (voice)
    Suguru Inoue
    • Matsumoto
    • (voice)
    Megumi Han
    Megumi Han
    • Satou
    • (voice)
    Mikako Komatsu
    • Aizawa
    • (voice)
    Yûki Hayashi
    • Moriyama
    • (voice)
    • (as Yuki Hayashi)
    Wataru Sekine
    • Young Takao
    • (voice)
    Risa Mizuno
      Hiroshi Shimozaki
        Kuniko Ishijima
          Taishi Murata
            Azusa Tadokoro
              Crash Buist
              Crash Buist
              • Takao's Brother
              • (English version)
              • (voice)
              • Director
                • Makoto Shinkai
              • Writer
                • Makoto Shinkai
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              Storyline

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              • 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.
              • Goofs
                During the last scene after the credits, especially 45:35, there are no footprints from outside towards the sunshade.
              • 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.

              User reviews146

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              8/10
              Surprisingly Good
              With it's short length of only 45 minutes, it's hard to call this a full movie - although don't let that deter you, as it's still better than most that I have seen, anime or otherwise.

              When you hear about this movie one of the things that get repeated mention is it's visuals, and I concur. It's probably the most well made anime from a visuals standpoint.

              The story isn't bad either, for only 45 minutes it sets up and tell a surprisingly deep and moving story. It is simplistic storytelling, but still very powerful. It is somewhat reminiscent of one of the director's previous films, 5 Centimetres Per Second, in that it uses a similarly "simple" story but one that relates strongly to emotions and situations felt by normal human beings. I also think this is a great movie to show people who normally don't like anime, as anime very often have different storytelling than I think many are used to. This one is more grounded without many of the "fantasy" elements that most anime's have.

              The plot summary on IMDb do just fine setting up the story so I wont bother explaining it, it would just be redundant.
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              • Apr 28, 2015

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              • 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
                • $438,995
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              • Runtime
                46 minutes
              • Color
                • Color
              • Sound mix
                • Dolby Digital
              • Aspect ratio
                • 1.85 : 1

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