MOVIE · 2013

The Garden of Words

AnimationAnimeDramaRomance46 min

On rainy mornings in Tokyo, a teenage boy skips class to sketch shoes in a quiet garden, where he keeps meeting an older woman who is avoiding work. Their brief talks turn into a private routine built on shared silences, lunches, and the shelter of the rain. As the season shifts, the bond between them deepens, but so does the distance created by age, loneliness, and lives waiting outside the park. What begins as a chance encounter starts to press against the rules of school and adulthood, forcing both of them to face what they are looking for in each other.