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The Garden of Words
The Garden of Words

The Garden of Words

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AnimationDramaRomance

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$820165

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

46 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

31 May 2013

Country

Japan

Cast

Miyu Irino

Miyu Irino

Takao Akizuki (voice)

Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa

Yukari Yukino (voice)

Fumi Hirano

Fumi Hirano

Takao's Mother (voice)

Takeshi Maeda

Takeshi Maeda

Takao's Brother (voice)

Yuka Terasaki

Yuka Terasaki

Takao's Brother's Girlfriend (voice)

Takanori Hoshino

Takanori Hoshino

Teacher Itou (voice)

Suguru Inoue

Suguru Inoue

Matsumoto (voice)

Megumi Han

Megumi Han

Satou (voice)

Mikako Komatsu

Mikako Komatsu

Aizawa (voice)

Yuki Hayashi

Yuki Hayashi

Moriyama (voice)

Wataru Sekine

Wataru Sekine

Young Takao (voice)

Risa Mizuno

Risa Mizuno

News Announcer (voice)

Hiroshi Shimozaki

Hiroshi Shimozaki

(voice)

Kuniko Ishijima

Kuniko Ishijima

(voice)

Taishi Murata

Taishi Murata

(voice)

Azusa Tadokoro

Azusa Tadokoro

(voice)

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