The Garden of Words vs The Wind Rises
The Wind Rises has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.6/10 for The Garden of Words). The Garden of Words is the shorter watch at 46m compared with 2h 6m. Both are animation, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Garden of Words
The Wind Rises| The Garden of Words | The Wind Rises | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2013 |
| Length | 46m | 2h 6m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, Romance | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Makoto Shinkai | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Main cast | Yuka Terasaki, Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Takeshi Maeda | Jun Kunimura, Shinobu Otake, Mirai Shida, Masahiko Nishimura, Hidetoshi Nishijima |
Synopsis
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.
The Wind Rises
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
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