The Garden of Words
Taste attributes: animationdramaromanceteenwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allunlikely connections
"Lost in life. Found in love."
Boxlist takeExpect a heightened, stirring animated film, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.6 /10
TMDB · 1,423 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
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...
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 46 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- CoMix Wave Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
