Finals: The Garden of Woods Flashcards
The Garden of Words is by
Makoto Shinkai
Pathos of Things
-Impermanence
Mono no Aware
Subtlety
Wabi
Sadness/Rustic Patina
Sabi
Profound Grace
Yugen
Refined Style
Iki
Cutting
Kire
something that has acquired rust but also a patina that makes it beautiful
Rustic patina
to become desolate
Loneliness (sabishi)
In Chinese Philosophy, it may mean dark or mysterious
Yugen
Geisha is aka
Bitai
Resgination is aka
akirame
brave composure i aka
ikiji
Refers to the metaphorical death and rebirth
Kire
Who are the main characters?
Yukari Yukino
Takao Akizuki
Where do Yukino and Akizuki meet?
Shinjuku National Gyoen Garden
What was Yukino drinking and/or eating when she first met Akizuki?
Beer and chocolate
What’s the significance of the tanka in the movie?
The first tanka serves as a foreshadowing, even though it was meant to give Takao a hint as to what is Yukino’s occupation
The reply to the tanka reflects Takao’s feelings for Yukino
What is the significance of the seasons (kisetsu) in the movie?
It represents how much time has passed in the story
Why does Akizuki like the rain?
At first, it makes him feel like the sky was much closer.
But it later becomes a way for him to meet with Yukino
What does Akizuki think of the place he’s in during sunny days?
On sunny days, he goes to school and:
“I noticed that on sunny days, I was in a terrible, childish place with nothing but impatience”
What is Akizuki’s dream?
to be a shoemaker
What sparked that interest of his?
When he first saw the shoes that his mother received for her birthday
After spending time with Yukino, what did Akizuki begin to pray for?
Rainy days
What does Akizuki think of Yukino?
A representation of the mysteries of the adult world
What is Yukino’s occupation?
A Japanese literature teacher
What was Yukino actually doing in the park?
Practicing how to walk properly on her own
What does Yukino mean when she said she can no longer walk properly?
She stopped growing as an individual and began being a bystander who just lets things go as they please without putting any effort at all into changing the direction of things
What did Takao do after knowing why Yukino quit?
He looked for the upperclassmen who bullied Yukino and slapped Aizawa, getting himself into a fight
Why do the scenes focus more on the feet, especially Yukino’s?
- theme of “walking”
- Akizuki is Yukino’s support in walking.
