Kotonoha no Niwa / The Garden of Words

[newy]

Kotonoha no Niwa / The Garden of Words


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Air date: May 31st, 2013
Preview found by Tatsujin



We have met, for each of us to walk forward.

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...

Source: ANN
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The new Shinkai Makoto work. I'm in!

[Tatsujin]

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Air date: 2013

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The new Shinkai Makoto work. I'm in!

Aww you fucking beat me! I was waiting for news to come about him. But it's very nice to see something different. -gives newy 2 points-

[iRock707]

"According to the official website, Shinkai Makoto's new anime movie "Kotonoha no Niwa" was announced to be premiered within the first half of the year 2013. Shinkai said it will be his first 恋 (love) story. He said, "There had not been the concept of 恋愛 (romance) before the modern period in the language of Japanese. 恋 (love) had been written as 孤悲 (lone sorrow) since 8th century. Although the story of this movie takes place in current Japan, I'd like to describe such an ancient emotion of lone sorrow."

http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=535734

[Tatsujin]

"According to the official website, Shinkai Makoto's new anime movie "Kotonoha no Niwa" was announced to be premiered within the first half of the year 2013. Shinkai said it will be his first 恋 (love) story. He said, "There had not been the concept of 恋愛 (romance) before the modern period in the language of Japanese. 恋 (love) had been written as 孤悲 (lone sorrow) since 8th century. Although the story of this movie takes place in current Japan, I'd like to describe such an ancient emotion of lone sorrow."

http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=535734

Ahh it was announced yesterday. That's why I didn't get to see it. Darn.

[iRock707]

A lot of pretty interesting movies seem to be coming this 2013 like the 2 movies from Studio Ghibli and also this one. This is gonna be a fun upcoming year.

[Tatsujin]

5 Minute PV. You're welcome.

[Mistgun_Zero]

I am sold out on the art level of garden, trains and rain (well, of course, it has to perfect, the whole anime is set at that time). I would have liked the character's art to be as close to real humans as well, seeing they went all out with the background (seriously, how the fuck did you manage the train station animation, that is just wonderful).

Will be looking forward to it. 

[Bob2004]

Yay! It's good to see that Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo was just a blip, and he's back to his usual art style again. I have mixed opinions about the writing in his films, but there's no denying that in terms of art, 5cm per Second and The Place Promised in Our Early Days are without peer. It looks like this film is going to join them.

Looks like the acting's going to be pretty good, too. They got some good talent for the two main parts.

[newy]

I'm flashed by these few minutes... How am I supposed to watch the whole movie?

[xyx]

Oh, the guy with the foot fetish, this is gonna be something....specia l....in it's own creepy way.

Expected something better from the people that made 5 cms per second

[Southrop]

Well that was a letdown. The BD has been leaked by the way. Nyaa ID 438632

[Tatsujin]

Well that was a letdown. The BD has been leaked by the way. Nyaa ID 438632

What? That's good news! We don't need to wait 9 months for it to release!

[froody1911]

Well that was a letdown. The BD has been leaked by the way. Nyaa ID 438632

What? That's good news! We don't need to wait 9 months for it to release!

No he probably means he saw the movie and it was a letdown.

[Tatsujin]

Uh ... what the fuck is this? The movie is great in every area, except this ... this ... story. I don't understand what happened in the very end. I guess there is no conclusion ... I want to say this is an awesome movie, but then again I don't know if it really is. I have vexed feelings about this. Well ..... -gets back to Muv Luv-

[froody1911]

Uh ... what the fuck is this? The movie is great in every area, except this ... this ... story. I don't understand what happened in the very end. I guess there is no conclusion ... I want to say this is an awesome movie, but then again I don't know if it really is. I have vexed feelings about this. Well ..... -gets back to Muv Luv-

2deep4u

[Tatsujin]

Uh ... what the fuck is this? The movie is great in every area, except this ... this ... story. I don't understand what happened in the very end. I guess there is no conclusion ... I want to say this is an awesome movie, but then again I don't know if it really is. I have vexed feelings about this. Well ..... -gets back to Muv Luv-

2deep4u

I guess so. I'm gonna watch it again in with different subs.

[xyx]

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Just finished it, loved it.

[newy]

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I agree with Southrop. It was a good movie but not brilliant as I simply did not graps the essence of the story ("2deep4me"). It also felt rushed at the end. What did he say after the credits? There were no English subs for it.
But what the movie did brilliantly were the visuals. Seriously, that was breath-takingly good!

[xyx]

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I agree with Southrop. It was a good movie but not brilliant as I simply did not graps the essence of the story ("2deep4me"). It also felt rushed at the end. What did he say after the credits? There were no English subs for it.
But what the movie did brilliantly were the visuals. Seriously, that was breath-takingly good!

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Shinkai does a good job with 40 minutes.

The poem goes「鳴る神の 少し響みて さし曇り 雨も降らぬが 君を留めむ], roughly translating to "Even if rain doesn't fall and the thunder doesn't echo, and the sky isn't cloudy, would you stay here?" This is the question throughout the movie with him coming to her only when it rains. Eventually he comes up with the answer meeting her on a sunny day and saying, "If you are here I will come even if it doesn't rain".

But before she answers the rain begins again. They go to her house where they take shelter from the rain, and she informs him that she is about to leave to Shikkoku when it clears (saying she practiced walking, even barefoot, so she doesn't need his shoes-- the thing protecting us and allowing us to walk).

Naturally Akidzuki feels betrayed and runs away, but she chases after him (barefoot) recalling his question, and when the rain stops and the shine lights through she hugs him, telling him that it's only thanks to him that she can walk-- he saved her (by giving her shoes, which are the thing that protects us and allows us to walk).

That combines all themes in the movie-- she has gained the strength to keep living and is going to Shikkoku to teach, and he will continue creating shoes and pursue his dreams and eventually they will meet on a sunny day (notice how during the ending theme the rain slowly stops).

The ending is hopeful and lovely.

[newy]

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Thank you very much for that explanation.