I didn't know...
Until I entered high school two months ago,
soaked by someone else's umbrella...
The dampness of my uniform's hem,
clinging to someone's suit...
The smell of naphthalene,
The warm body pushed up against my back...
against my face...
The chill breeze of the air conditioner
- Thank you for riding with us.
- Shinjuku... Shinjuku station...
So much closer.
When I was little the sky was closer...
as with it comes the smell of the sky.
That's why I like the rain,
instead of transferring to the subway,
And often, on rainy mornings,
I exit out the station gates.
June
Chocolate, and... beer?
But, I think I've seen her somewhere...
- Thank you.
- Here.
U-Um... Have we met before?
N-No.
I'm sorry, my mistake.
It's okay.
Maybe it's fitting...
(A faint clap of thunder)
Narukami no sukoshi toyomite
(Clouded skies)
sashi kumori
(Perhaps rain comes)
ame mo furanu ka?
(If so, will you stay here with me?)
kimi wo todomemu
The Garden of Words
the rainy season in Kyushu,
This morning, the JMA has declared the start of
5 days earlier than average.
and Kagoshima prefectures
Nagasaki, Saga, Kumamoto,
expect strong rains over a wide area.
I'm home.
Welcome home.
I bought croquettes.
Great. Dinner will be ready soon.
Thank you.
Where's Ma?
Ran out.
to ourselves.
Lucky us, we get all the croquettes
looking for her.
She left a letter saying not to go
But maybe...
Leave her be.
with her boyfriend.
I'm sure she'll be back after fighting
I'll be leaving next month.
I've picked out a place.
Living alone?
With my girlfriend.
Don't think that's why mom ran out?
You told her yesterday, right?
you know?
I wish she could just let her children go,
dating younger men, damn it.
She's the one who's making the rounds
with my boyfriend!
Oh, yeah? Well then I'm gonna go live
She's got those youthful looks, after all.
her entire life.
That's 'cause she's never worked hard
You're the one who's been piling on the years.
All done.
You do the dishes. I've aged enough.
Won't you be glad to have more space?
'suppose so.
Help me move, 'kay?
Sure.
Hey, have you heard of this?
What is this, a haiku?
It's a tanka.
As if.
Ask Ma when she gets back.
head here, like I'm supposed to.
On sunny mornings, I transfer to the subway and
"This is not what I should be doing now."
But I think to myself
Rain...
Hello.
Hello.
Hey...
No school today?
And your office... Is it closed today?
I'm skipping work again...
And drinking beer in the park in the morning.
your health.
Drinking beer alone isn't good for
You need to eat something with it.
You know a lot for a high school kid.
It's not me. My mom's the drinker.
I've got snack food.
Want some?
"This woman's a freak," didn't you?
You just thought to yourself
No, I...
We've all got our little quirks.
lt's okay. We're human, after all.
Maybe...
Definitely.
Okay, it's about time for me to go.
Heading to school now?
on rainy mornings.
I've decided to only skip school
Then, maybe we'll see each other again.
Perhaps, when it's raining.
It was the first day of Kanto's rainy season.
Entrance Exam
About Tuition
A shoemaker?
I know it seems out of touch,
but I enjoy creating designs and making shoes.
Of course, I'm still terrible at it.
Of course...
I want to make it my career... if I can.
But despite it all,
I've never told anyone this before.
Do you have any idea how late you are?
You know why I've called you here, right?
Hey...
Evenings, before I went to sleep...
Mornings, in the moment I woke up...
I realized I was praying for rain.
I was in a terrible, childish place.
I realized that on sunny days,
With nothing but impatience.
so very far away from me...
She exists in a world of working adults,
than the very secrets of the world.
To me she represents nothing less
I know for sure.
Honestly, there are only two things
15years as just some mere kid.
One: She must think of me and my
that will lead me out of this place.
And two: Making shoes is the only thing
foryour safety.
Please stay behind the yellow line
Please be careful of the closing doors.
Good morning.
I thought you might not come today.
It's a miracle you haven't been fired yet.
Wow! Is that a shoe design?
Hey!
I can't see?
It's not something worth showing.
Really?
Yes, really.
Come on, sit down over there.
Would you like to join me?
I'm going to eat breakfast.
Okay, but I've brought my own.
You made it yourself?
What? I cook sometimes, you know.
Oh?
Then let's make a trade.
Wait, I'm not really that good a...
...cook, you know.
It's your own fault.
That's a side of you I didn't expect.
What?
Sorry. But it's tasty in its own way.
It's got... bite.
Don't patronize me.
Can I have another?
Hurry up!
Wait, bro!
Takao, be careful.
Happy birthday, Mom!
Thank you.
What could the three of you have gotten me?
Hey... Do you think it's too late for me?
I could actually taste the food.
And you know what?
So your taste disorder has improved?
I wouldn't go that far.
was alcohol and chocolate.
But just a little while ago, all I could taste
was really for the best.
I think you deciding to just quit
Maybe so.
like you're touching something fragile.
You speak to me so gently,
even to breathe,
But back then, when I found it hard
the voices around you.
you didn't believe me. You only listened to
foryou leaving after the holiday.
Then we'll start the paperwork
I'll notify the higher-ups.
even after we split up.
Okay. Sorry to cause you all this trouble
I'm glad, really...
About that old woman you met.
who brings her lunch box to the park.
You know, the one you keep talking about
It seems like you've really struck a chord.
Yeah, get some rest.
Ever since then...
...I've been nothing but lies.
Rain...
It's raining again today in Kanto.
the commuters all have umbrellas in their hands.
Here at Shinjuku Station's south exit,
July
Here, this is for you.
For me?
eating your food, see...
I've always ended up
And you said you wanted it, right?
This book isn't cheap...
Thank you... very much.
It's my pleasure.
Um...
I'm actually making a pair of shoes right now.
Wow... A pair for yourself?
They're women's shoes.
I haven't decided whose shoes yet...
get them right, and...
But, I haven't been able to
You know... Before I knew it,
I wasn't able to walk properly anymore.
Are you talking about your job?
Yeah... About a lot of things.
I don't know anything about her.
What worries she carries...
Herjob, her age...
Even her name...
And yet I can't help but be charmed by her.
later than normal in the Kanto region.
The rainy season is officially over 10 days
is 26 degrees.
The current temperature in the city
the sunny days came one after another.
Like someone just flicked a switch,
"I'm glad that he's not skipping class anymore"...
Oh sure, now I think to myself
But in reality...
...I wish the rainy season had never ended.
This park sure is big.
I can't believe we're in Shinjuku.
Oh, pardon us.
Go ahead.
This is the Japanese gardens, right?
Where should we go next?
Let's check it out.
Isn't there a greenhouse?
on sunny days.
It's like a totally different place
Thanks for the help.
Hey, why don't you eat dinner with us, Takao?
Sorry, but I've got my part-time job today.
This late?
And I don't want to impose.
from now on, so just this once...
The opposite! I'm going to be living with him
I can hear you.
Well then, see you later.
He's a cute kid.
Did you notice his shoes?
They're handmade.
What? Seriously?
Just some ugly moccasins, though.
He's got a bright future, doesn't he?
I wonder if he'd make shoes for me?
change on a whim...
Who knows? Teenagers' interests
the rainless days continued.
My brother moved out, and
I had no excuse to head to that place.
And then, it was summer vacation.
August
every day over the summer.
I worked part-time almost
Hmm, maybe chicken with cashew nuts?
Looks good to me.
- Thank you very much.
- We'll order it.
for tuition to a vocational school.
I wanted to earn what I could
Tools and leather cost money, too.
Sure, I missed her, but...
that is keeping me a little kid.
I think it's clinging to those feelings
that'll make her want to get up and walk.
That's why I've decided to create shoes
What~ will the weather~ be tomorrow~?
than I was at the age of 15.
I'm not a bit smarter at the age of27
stuck in the same place.
I've always been here,
September
It's just like Tsukishima...
to have got that confused for a week!
English class is no big deal.
That's cause Kiso's a pushover.
Akizuki!
Looks like you guys got a tan.
Hey, long time no see.
Yeah, we went to the beach a bunch.
You're still as pale as ever.
What'd you do over summer break?
Worked the whole time.
The whole time?
your high school days.
That's a lonely way to spend
School, part-time job, housework.
School, part-time job, housework.
I skip school sometimes!
you are late a lot, Akizuki.
Now that you mention it,
for 1st period when it rains.
Yup, this guy never shows up
the subway on rainy mornings.
I've got a condition where I can't ride
Whatever, weirdo.
Teacher's Office
Miss Yukino?
Miss Yukino!
Sato...
Miss Yukino...
Sato, save it for later.
Miss Yukino!
- I'm sorry, everyone.
- Same goes for the rest of you.
I'll be here until after 5th period.
After that, I'd be happy to.
Yuki came to school?
You didn't hear about Yuki quittin'?
No. I didn't even know who she is.
You have old man Takehara for lit, right?
with the 3rd year girls.
Yuki was always having trouble
didn't do anything wrong.
Yeah, but Miss Yukino
Someone's boyfriend fell for Miss Yukino,
treated Miss Yukino terribly.
and as payback everyone in the class
even her parents heard about them.
They spread so many rumors
come to school any more.
It went so far she couldn't
brought it right to the police.
Yuki's just too kind. She should have
We told Mr. Ito again and again!
for the school in public.
But he didn't want to make trouble
Hey, what's the matter?
Those upperclassmen...
Do you know their names?
Miss Yukino!
He totally sucks at it.
You're so cruel.
But man, you sure go through 'em.
What do you want, frosh?
Are you the 3rd year, Aizawa?
An admirer?
Who the hell are you?
It seems like Miss Yukino is quitting.
Huh?
that slutty hag.
Like I care about what happens to
Who does this guy think he is?
Huh? What's this?
What's your deal?
Let's go tell a teacher...
Never seen this kid before.
Who are you? Fallen for that old hag?
how old she is?
What a creep! Does he even know
Poor guy, she must have tricked him.
She might go for him now, though.
Since she ain't a teacher no more.
Damn straight.
You should thank us.
I'm waiting for the rain.
(A faint clap of thunder)
Narukami no sukoshi toyomite
(Even if rain comes not)
furazu to mo
(I will stay here)
warewa tomaramu
(Together with you)
imoshi todomeba
Yes, that's the correct answer.
I told you when we first met.
That's the right response to the tanka
If it rains, I wonder if you will be staying here?
In response to that verse, I answer...
Even if it doesn't rain, I will be here.
literature textbook.
It was in the classic Japanese
Miss Yukino...
I'm sorry...
I was a classic literature teacher.
I thought you would realize
I mean, everyone at school knows about me.
own little world, aren't you?
But you're always off in your
Hey, what happened to your face?
and drank too much beer.
I was acting like you
Yamanote line platform.
Then I tripped and fell on the
Oh, my!
Just kidding. I got in a fight, that's all.
swam across the river.
Look... It looks like we just
I think this might...
... this might be...
... the happiest...
... time of my life.
Yukino...
Yes?
I think I've fallen in love with you.
Not Yukino... Miss Yukino, remember?
I'm going to be moving next week.
Back to my hometown in Shikoku.
I made the decision a while back.
there in that place.
I was practicing how to walk on my own,
Even if I'm barefoot...
So then...
everything, Akizuki.
So I want to thank you for
Um, thank you for lending me these clothes.
I'll get changed now.
But yours aren't...
Excuse me... I'm going home.
Thank you for your hospitality.
but I made too much.
I made this lunch for myself,
So if you'd like...
I haven't decided whose shoes yet...
They're women's shoes.
and drank too much beer
I was acting like you
Yamanote line platform.
Then I tripped and fell on the
(A faint clap of thunder)
Narukami no sukoshi toyomite
(Even if rain comes not)
furazu to mo
warewa tomaramu (I will stay here)
imoshi todomeba (Together with you)
Um...
Yukino, please forget what I said earlier.
I was wrong... I hate you after all.
Ever since we first met, you struck me...
...like a person I should avoid.
spouting off some random tanka at me...
Drinking beer in the morning,
You listen all day to other people talking,
yet never say a peep about yourself...
You knew I was a student, didn't you?
That's just unfair!
I would have never told you about the shoes.
If I'd known you were a teacher,
I'll never amount to anything!
After all, you think
So why didn't you say anything to me?
the little kid's fantasies for a while?
You thought maybe you'd humor
to my expectations!
Tell me I'll never live up
Tell me I'll never measure up to my dreams!
You knew from the very beginning!
So tell me, god damn it!
Tell me I'm in your way!
run along to school!
Tell me that little kids should
Tell me that you hate me!
You...
It's because you act like that!
You never say what's important!
You pretend it's none of your business!
You've been living your whole life, alone!!
Every morning!
to go to school...
Every morning I put on my suit
But I was... scared...
I just couldn't go...
In that place...
You...
You... saved me!
never expressed in words,
I lived on with feelings frozen,
arms on a rainy night
And I clumsily held you in my
everybody was rushing back
Street flyers and broken lamps,
I couldn't hide my own impulsiveness
It's not you but me who is to blame.
a deserted station
Lady, you started running through
from the pouring rain
Unconcerned about getting soaked
puddles disappears
The sight of you splashing through
so I have to get hold of you now
Morning comes quicker in the back alleys,
To say, Don't go away, don't go away
switch to our winter uniforms...
Summer ended, and it came time to
I got terrible marks on my final exams...
pieces of expensive leather...
I wasted who knows how many
I worked part-time over winter break as well...
to my clothing,
And every time I added a layer
how was she doing?
I wondered to myself...
I don't have enough strength anymore
To grab onto the sky that's welled up with tears
Miyu Irino / Kana Hanazawa
Voice:
because of my unchanging heart
You are strong enough not to feel hurt
Lady. All wet from the rain, you looked into
my eyes for a moment
Original Story/Screenplay:
Makoto Shinkai
Unconcerned about getting soaked
from the pouring rain
Character Design/Animation Director:
Kenichi Tsuchiya
Whistling, I walk after you
Hiroshi Takiguchi
Background Art Director
the night when we first quarreled,
I have known you too much, just like
To say, Don't go away, don't go away
Yoko Miki
Color Setting:
Makoto Shinkai
Composite:
and my shirt's shoulder's are dry,
When I head out the gates
Edit: Makoto Shinkai
It no longer rains much in your town
Sound Director: Haru Yamada
Today, only, continues into tomorrow
Music: KASHIWA Daisuke
Performed by Motohiro Hata
That's how you and I can never end
Arranged by Makoto Minakawa / Akifumi Tada
Ending Theme Song "Rain"
Written and Composed by Senri Oe
Lady, even now you still
don't even open up a little umbrella...
from the pouring rain
Unconcerned about getting soaked
Production: CoMix Wave Films
puddles disappears
The sight of you splashing through
so I have to get hold of you now
Morning comes quicker in the back alleys,
To say, Don't go away, don't go away
from the pouring rain
Unconcerned about getting soaked
Whistling, I walk after you
the night when we first quarreled,
I have known you too much, just like
Producer: Noritaka Kawaguchi
To say, Don't go away, don't go away
Shinkai Creative / CoMix Wave Films
All rights reserved by
Director: Makoto Shinkai
without me even realizing it.
This letter has gotten quite long
Thanks so much for reading it all...
I wish the warm days of Spring come soon.
I hope you are doing well, Akizuki.
- Yukari Yukino
I think that now.
I was practicing how to walk, too.
much farther on my own...
One day, when I can walk
... I will go see her.