The Garden of Words
言の葉の庭
2013 · 0h 46m · Animation, Drama, Romance · Japan · Rated PG-13 (US)
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.
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Makoto Shinkai7.5Smart score
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abuseadult child friendshipage differencealcoholismanimechocolatecityscapecoming of agegardenhigh school studenthigh school teacherjapaneseparkrainrainstormseinenshoemakerteacher student relationshiptokyo, japan
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