The Garden of Words (2013)
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.
Genres: Animation, Drama, Romance
What to watch after The Garden of Words
- Weathering with You (2019) — Same subject: rain, tokyo, japan
- Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018) — Same subject: coming of age
- 5 Centimeters per Second (2007) — Makoto Shinkai directed both
- Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) — Same feel: melancholy, emotional
- Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021) — Same subject: japan
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025) — Same subject: chocolate