EppsNet at the Movies: The Garden of Words

 

The Garden of Words

The Garden of Words is a beautiful short film about loneliness and love and longing, inspired by verses from the Manyoshu, an anthology of ancient Japanese poems:

A faint clap of thunder
Clouded skies
Perhaps rain will come
If so, will you stay here with me?

A faint clap of thunder
Even if rain comes or not
I will stay here
Together with you.

Rain is a central motif in the film. Like the force of love, it can’t be controlled or stopped.

Highly recommended!

Rating: 5 stars

 

The Garden of Words

On a rainy morning in Tokyo, 15-year-old Takao, an aspiring shoemaker, decides to skip class to sketch designs in a beautiful garden. This is where he meets Yukari, a beautiful yet mysterious woman. They strike an unlikely friends...
 

Director: Makoto Shinkai
Cast: Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano

IMDb rating: 7.4 (54048 votes)

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