A Silent Voice: The Movie vs The Garden of Words
A Silent Voice: The Movie has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.6/10 for The Garden of Words). The Garden of Words is the shorter watch at 46m compared with 2h 9m. The Garden of Words is the older of the two (2013 against 2016). Both are animation, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Miyu Irino.
A Silent Voice: The Movie
The Garden of Words| A Silent Voice: The Movie | The Garden of Words | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2013 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 46m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, Romance | Animation, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Naoko Yamada | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Saori Hayami, Miyu Irino, Megumi Han, Kensho Ono, Aoi Yuuki | Yuka Terasaki, Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Takeshi Maeda |
Synopsis
A Silent Voice: The Movie
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?
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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