Whisper of the Heart
1995 · Movie · G · 111 min · ★ 7.9 · 85% critics
Shizuku spends her days with stories and writing, but discovers that the same person keeps checking out the library books she signs. Intrigued, she follows a trail of clues that pulls her toward dreams, self-doubt, and the possibility of a new connection.
Based on Whisper of the Heart
Also known as If You Listen Closely
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Details
- Original title
- 耳をすませば
- Years
- 1995
- Release date
- 1995-07-15
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (2,286 votes)
- Box office
- $36,646,753
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you love gentle, bittersweet teen stories about growing up and chasing dreams, with just a touch of imagination; Not for you if you want big drama or prefer faster, more plot-heavy anime like Castle in the Sky or Kiki’s Delivery Service.
Pros: heartwarming teen romance; relatable coming-of-age; charming simplicity | Cons: slow in places; can feel stretched thin; romance may feel cheesy
Themes
- dreams
- library
- italy
- violin
- writing
- education
- love
- train
- based on manga
- cartoon cat
- high school student
- nostalgic
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Yoko Honna
as Shizuku Tsukishima (voice)
Issey Takahashi
as Seiji Amasawa (voice)
Takashi Tachibana
as Seiya Tsukishima (voice)
Shigeru Muroi
as Asako Tsukishima (voice)
Minami Takayama
as Teacher Kosaka (voice)
Mayumi Izuka
as Kinuyo (voice)
Yorie Yamashita
as Shiho Tsukishima (voice)
Keiju Kobayashi
as Shiro Nishi (voice)
Naohisa Inoue
as Tall Friend of Mr. Nishi (voice)
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
as The Baron (voice)
Directed by Yoshifumi Kondo