Flavors of Youth vs The Garden of Words
The Garden of Words has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.9/10 for Flavors of Youth). The Garden of Words is the shorter watch at 46m compared with 1h 14m. The Garden of Words is the older of the two (2013 against 2018). Both are animation, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Flavors of Youth
The Garden of Words| Flavors of Youth | The Garden of Words | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 14m | 46m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, Romance | Animation, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Li Haoling, Xiaoxing Yi | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Hiroki Yasumoto, Minako Kotobuki, Haruka Shiraishi, Mariya Ise, Taito Ban | Yuka Terasaki, Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Takeshi Maeda |
Synopsis
Flavors of Youth
The rigorous city life of China, while bustling and unforgiving, contains the everlasting memories of days past. Three stories told in three different cities, follow the loss of youth and the daunting realization of adulthood. Though reality may seem ever changing, unchangeable are the short-lived moments of one's childhood days. A plentiful bowl of noodles, the beauty of family and the trials of first love endure the inevitable flow of time…
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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