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The Garden of Words (2013) is available on Kanopy with a participating library card. Also available to stream on HiDive.
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You can watch The Garden of Words (2013) on Kanopy with a participating library card.
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.
Rainy afternoons in a secluded garden spark a quiet connection between a lonely shoemaker apprentice and a mysterious older woman. Shinkai's lush, hyper-realistic animation turns every falling droplet into a vivid moment of yearning.
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Director
Makoto Shinkai
Cast
Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Takeshi Maeda, Yuka Terasaki, Takanori Hoshino, Suguru Inoue, Megumi Han, Mikako Komatsu, Yuki Hayashi
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The Garden of Words
You can watch The Garden of Words (2013) on Kanopy with a participating library card.
Director
Makoto Shinkai
Cast
Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Takeshi Maeda, Yuka Terasaki, Takanori Hoshino, Suguru Inoue, Megumi Han, Mikako Komatsu, Yuki Hayashi
2 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
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Watch The Garden of Words on Kanopy with a participating library card. The Garden of Words is streaming on HiDive. Availability last verified October 12, 2026.