The Garden of Words

2013 · Directed by Makoto Shinkai

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...

animation romance

Cast: Kana Hanazawa, Mikako Komatsu, Miyu Irino, Suguru Inoue, Azusa Tadokoro, Megumi Han, Yuka Terasaki, Taishi Murata, Takanori Hoshino, Risa Mizuno

Rating: 7.588/10 from 1,660 votes