The Garden of Words

 

The Garden of Words (Japanese: 言の葉の庭, Hepburn: Kotonoha no Niwa) is a 2013 Japanese anime drama film written, directed and edited by Makoto Shinkai, animated by CoMix Wave Films and distributed by Toho. It stars Miyu Irino and Kana Hanazawa. The film was made into a manga, with illustrations by Midori Motohashi, and later novelized by Shinkai, both in the same year as the film.

On a rainy morning in Tokyo, Takao Akizuki, an aspiring shoemaker, decides to skip class to sketch designs in a beautiful garden. This is where he meets Yukari Yukino, a beautiful yet mysterious woman, for the very first time. Offering to make her new shoes, Takao continues to meet with Yukari throughout the rainy season. While Takao is skipping his morning class to design shoes, Yukari is avoiding work due to personal problems in her professional life. Yukari tells Takao nothing about herself, including her name, while Takao opens up to her, sharing his passion for shoes by offering to make a pair for her.

Rating :

IMDb - 7.4/10

MyAnimeList : 7.9/10

Some of the main characters in the movie are :

Takao Akizuki (秋月 孝雄, Akizuki Takao)  

Is one of the main characters in The Garden of Words. He is a fifteen-year-old high school student and he hopes to become a shoemaker and practices on the side while he works his part-time job. On rainy mornings, he skips school and builds close relationship with Yukari Yukino.

Yukari Yukino (雪野 百香里, Yukino Yukari)

She is a mysterious 27-year-old woman Takao meets one rainy day in the garden. She spends her days with chocolate in one hand and a beer in the other. Their rainy morning meetings begin after she responds to Takao's greeting. 

She was a teacher at his school, who was ignoring her job due to an incident where a group of Takao's Seniors tormented her because one of the members' boyfriend considered Yukino to be attractive.

My Review :

The story revolves around a school boy, who always skips first period and go late to school when it’s raining and a girl, in her 20s, who also goes late on work when it’s raining etc etc. (I don’t want to spoil the joy of watching it for the first time).The animation is top notch, artwork is amazing, the plot is average. I surely recommend it to watch it.

The Verdict :

Overall The Garden of Words is a great movie. Although it is not the best, it will definitely leave an impression on you. I'm totally amazed with the beautiful environment artwork. I  surely recommend you to watch it.