Garden of Words, The (Blu-ray) (Japanese Animation)

The anime film, The Garden of Words, was directed by Makoto Shinkai.

Some people revel and play in the rain; others dread it and hide at the first drop. For high school student Takao, a summer shower is a source of artistic inspiration… but when he skips school in order to sketch in a rainy garden, Takao finds an even greater muse in Yukino, an older woman who seems adrift in the world.

Despite the difference in their ages and lives, they strike up a comfortable relationship that slowly evolves as they randomly meet in the same garden whenever it rains. But with the rainy season coming to a close, Takao wonders if there’s enough time left to put his feelings into actions and words. What will happen between a young man and a woman when the rain falls once again?

Special Features: Japanese & English Commentary, Interviews, Storyboards, English Production Stills, Japanese Trailer, and The Works of Makoto Shinkai