The Garden of Words
2013
Rated
PG-13
46
minutes
Animation, Drama, Romance
★★★★★
★★★★★
3.73
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.
Language
Japanese
Release Date
May 31, 2013
Cast
Miyu Irino
Takao Akizuki (voice)
Kana Hanazawa
Yukari Yukino (voice)
Fumi Hirano
Takao's Mother (voice)
Takeshi Maeda
Takao's Brother (voice)
Yuka Terasaki
Takao's Brother's Girlfriend (voice)
Takanori Hoshino
Teacher Itou (voice)
Suguru Inoue
Matsumoto (voice)
Megumi Han
Satou (voice)
Mikako Komatsu
Aizawa (voice)
Yuki Hayashi
Moriyama (voice)
Wataru Sekine
Young Takao (voice)
Risa Mizuno
News Announcer (voice)
Hiroshi Shimozaki
(voice)
Kuniko Ishijima
(voice)
Taishi Murata
(voice)
田所梓
(voice)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Writing
Art
Makoto Shinkai
Storyboard Artist
Makoto Shinkai
Background Designer
Junko Nagasawa
Background Designer
Kosuke Hayashi
Background Designer
Yoshitoshi Shinomiya
Background Designer
Yoshikatsu Matsumoto
Background Designer
Masanobu Nomura
Background Designer
Maiko Ikeda
Background Designer
Miki Kato
Background Designer
Sayuri Honda
Background Designer
Yuho Tomozawa
Background Designer
Takumi Tanji
Background Designer
Hiroshi Takiguchi
Background Designer
Hiroshi Takiguchi
Art Direction
Nguyen Hoa
Background Designer
Shigeru Morimoto
Background Designer
Dinh Sang
Background Designer
Marie Kitai
Background Designer
Toru Minatani
Background Designer
Mai Ichioka
Background Designer
Chitose Asakura
Background Designer
Mariko Kohara
Background Designer
Leonardo Ken Usami
Background Designer
Akiko Majima
Background Designer
Michie Suzuki
Background Designer
Tasuku Watanabe
Background Designer
Kaori Izumiya
Background Designer
Kaoru Takino
Background Designer
Hiromi Yoshikawa
Background Designer
Camera
Sound
Daiki Hachimaki
Sound Recordist
Haru Yamada
Sound Director
Eiko Morikawa
Sound Effects
Motohiro Hata
Theme Song Performance
Daisuke Kashiwa
Original Music Composer
Production
Visual Effects
Makoto Shinkai
Color Designer
Taisuke Iwasaki
Key Animation
Naoto Hosoda
Key Animation
Yoko Miki
Color Designer
Kaori Hayashi
Key Animation
Kazuyoshi Takeuchi
Key Animation
Seigo Kitazawa
Key Animation
Kenichi Tsuchiya
Character Designer
Kenichi Tsuchiya
Animation Director
Kenichi Tsuchiya
Key Animation
Misato Kishino
Key Animation
Sanae Yamamoto
Key Animation
Yuji Watanabe
Key Animation
Takayo Nishimura
Key Animation
Chie Maruyama
Key Animation
Editing