Whisper of The Heart

– Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 51 Minutes
Release Year:
1995
Original Name:
耳をすませば
Whisper of the Heart (1995) - Also known as 耳をすませば

Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: 'Seiji Amasawa'. Curious as to who he is, Shizuku meets a boy her age whom she finds infuriating, but discovers to her shock that he is her 'Prince of Books'. As she grows closer to him, she realises that he merely read all those books to bring himself closer to her. The boy Seiji aspires to be a violin maker in Italy, and it is his dreams that make Shizuku realise that she has no clear path for her life. Knowing that her strength lies in writing, she tests her talents by writing a story about Baron, a cat statuette belonging to Seiji's grandfather

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Whisper of the Heart (1995) - Trailer

Release Date:

13 Dec 1996

Language:

Japanese, English

MPAA Content-Rating:
G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

Director:

Yoshifumi Kondô

Writer:

Hayao Miyazaki (screenplay), Aoi Hiiragi (comic), Cindy Davis Hewitt (screenplay: English version), Donald H. Hewitt (screenplay: English version)

Main Actors:

Yoko Honna, Issey Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana, Shigeru Muroi

Plot:

A young girl finds that all the books she chooses in the library have been previously checked out by the same boy. Later she meets a very infuriating fellow... could it be her "friend" from the library? The boy's grandfather has a violin sales and service shop. The boy wants to be a violin maker like his grandfather.

Production:

Optimum Releasing

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%