5 Centimeters per Second vs The Garden of Words
The Garden of Words has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.3/10 for 5 Centimeters per Second). The Garden of Words is the shorter watch at 46m compared with 1h 3m. 5 Centimeters per Second is the older of the two (2007 against 2013). Both are animation, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Yuka Terasaki.
5 Centimeters per Second
The Garden of Words| 5 Centimeters per Second | The Garden of Words | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 3m | 46m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, Romance | Animation, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Makoto Shinkai | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Yuka Terasaki, Takahiro Hirano, Masami Iwasaki, Suguru Inoue, Risa Mizuno | Yuka Terasaki, Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Takeshi Maeda |
Synopsis
5 Centimeters per Second
Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.
The Garden of Words
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.
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