A Whisker Away vs The Garden of Words
A Whisker Away has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.6/10 for The Garden of Words). The Garden of Words is the shorter watch at 46m compared with 1h 44m. The Garden of Words is the older of the two (2013 against 2020). Both are animation, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Whisker Away
The Garden of Words| A Whisker Away | The Garden of Words | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 46m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Animation, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Junichi Sato, Tomotaka Shibayama | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Natsuki Hanae, Koichi Yamadera, Shin-ichiro Miki, Ayako Kawasumi, Rei Sakuma | Yuka Terasaki, Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Takeshi Maeda |
Synopsis
A Whisker Away
A peculiar girl transforms into a cat to catch her crush's attention. But before she realizes it, the line between human and animal starts to blur.
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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