Movie

The Garden of Words

★ 7.6(2,258)201346m

The Garden of Words is streaming on dAnime Amazon Channel in Italy, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video. Availability checked 24 July 2026.

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Director: Makoto Shinkai
Release date: 2013-05-31
Runtime: 46m
Language: Japanese
Box office: $820,165
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Studio: CoMix Wave Films

The Garden of Words — trailer

About The Garden of Words

The Garden of Words is a 2013 movie in the Animation, Drama and Romance genres, directed by Makoto Shinkai, starring Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa and Fumi Hirano. It has a runtime of 46 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.6/10 from 2,258 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Garden of Words in Italy — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

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.

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)

Themes & keywords

chocolateage differencegardenrainalcoholismcoming of agetokyo, japanparkcityscapehigh school studentteacher student relationshiphigh school teacherrainstormseinenabuse