Given vs The Garden of Words
Given has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.6/10 for The Garden of Words). The Garden of Words is the shorter watch at 46m compared with 1h . 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.
Given
The Garden of Words| Given | The Garden of Words | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h | 46m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, Music, Romance | Animation, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Hikaru Yamaguchi | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Takuya Eguchi, Yuma Uchida, Masatomo Nakazawa, Shogo Yano, Shintaro Asanuma | Yuka Terasaki, Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Takeshi Maeda |
Synopsis
Given
Haruki secretly had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu's love clashes and starts to move forward.
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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