Before the temperature dropped and it got too cold, I took the opportunity to spend another afternoon at Shinjuku Gyoen Park. Despite being on a Saturday, admission was free.
This park was used by Makoto Shinkai to set my favorite film of his, The Garden of Words, with Kana Hanazawa and Miyu Irino. The images are simply superb.
Unlike the fantasies that made Makoto known worldwide, this Japanese movie is much more realistic and tells the story of a student who falls in love with an older woman. It can be cliche. But, it’s something that happens to almost everyone and the script was written with a lot of maturity.
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