A love story between a girl who loves reading books, and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses.A love story between a girl who loves reading books, and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses.A love story between a girl who loves reading books, and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses.
Yoko Honna
- Shizuku Tsukishima
- (voice)
- (as Youko Honna)
Issei Takahashi
- Seiji Amasawa
- (voice)
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
- The Baron
- (voice)
Keiju Kobayashi
- Shiro Nishi
- (voice)
Maiko Kayama
- Yuko Harada
- (voice)
Yoshimi Nakajima
- Sugimura
- (voice)
Minami Takayama
- Kosaka-sensei
- (voice)
Mayumi Izuka
- Kinuyo
- (voice)
- (as Mayumi Iizuka)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis marked the first use by Studio Ghibli of digital composition, meaning that elements of a scene were composed using a computer. In this case, it's the flying scene with Baron within Shizuku's story. The scene contains many independent elements, including the minor "planets" and Shizuku's characters. Although all these elements were animated by traditional means, they were combined using computer technology.
- GoofsIt is not clear whether this is a mistake or a hint that the Baron is alive, but in every scene that the Baron is shown, he looks different than the time before (position of hands, cane and hat).
- Crazy creditsDuring the credits we see people walk by the bridge. The "stray" cat (the one with many names) walks by the bridge as well. Also the young students who had struggled with unrequited love, named Sugimura and Yuko in the American version, meet on the bridge and appear to begin a dating relationship.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Cat Returns (2002)
- SoundtracksTake Me Home, Country Roads
Written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver
Performed by Olivia Newton-John
Featured review
A simple tale about a young girl who falls in love and learns to believe in herself.
In the Studio Ghibli canon Whisper Of The Heart is one of my favourite films. It's a straightforward story about a young teenage girl named Shizuku Tsukishima. Her life seems usual, but it takes a turn when she meets Seiji Amasawa. In the absence of action, director Yoshifumi Kondo focused on what Shizuku does daily. This is handled with care, Shizuku is a good character (doing what girls do). Her circumstances are portrayed realistically and imaginatively. The film is very sweet, it makes one feel good for sure. When one is depressed, Whisper Of The Heart is the right film to watch. Viewers can sympathize and connect with the characters here. The animation is, for the most part, standard Ghibli fare. There are beautiful and detailed backgrounds. Some scenes are truly magnificent (like the fantasy scene where Shizuku and Baron Humbert von Jikkingen fly, catch the updraft). Yuji Nomi's score is often exquisite. It fits the film perfectly. While similar to Hayao Miyazaki's works like Kiki's Deliver Service (1989), Whisper Of The Heart is very much Kondo's film. His touches are evident in the animation, the characters and the story elements. He was groomed to take over the directing reins at Ghibli after Miyazaki retired, but unfortunately Kondo died of an aneurysm in 1998. Whisper Of The Heart remains an insightful and good-natured look at the lives of young people in Japan. It captures that period of peoples' lives perfectly. I highly recommend watching it.
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- Sep 1, 2010
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Susurros del corazón
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $498,156
- Gross worldwide
- $4,419,400
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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