About the Event
The Garden of Words
Directed by Makoto Shinkai
(Japan, 46 min, 2013)
Free and open to the public.
The Garden of Words is the most recent film to come from the talented director Makoto Shinkai. The film follows Takao Akizuki, a 15 year-old aspiring shoe designer, as he ditches his first period of school on rainy days to draw shoe designs in a park. On one particular rainy day, Takao encounters the much older Yukari Yukino drinking beer and eating chocolate in his favorite spot. What follows is their interactions over the course of the rainy season and beyond.
For more information or to RSVP:
https://www.jas-hou.org/events/2020/1/10/film-screening-the-garden-of-words
Presented in partnership with the Japan-America Society of Houston.
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