Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Mimi wo sumaseba (original title)Reference View | Change View
- G
- 1h 51min
- Animation, Drama
- 13 Dec 1996 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Cast
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Yoko Honna | ... |
Shizuku Tsukishima (voice)
(as Youko Honna)
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| Issei Takahashi | ... |
Seiji Amasawa (voice)
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Takashi Tachibana | ... |
Seiya Tsukishima (voice)
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Shigeru Muroi | ... |
Asako Tsukishima (voice)
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Shigeru Tsuyuguchi | ... |
The Baron (voice)
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| Keiju Kobayashi | ... |
Shiro Nishi (voice)
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Yorie Yamashita | ... |
Shiho Tsukishima (voice)
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Maiko Kayama | ... |
Yuko Harada (voice)
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Yoshimi Nakajima | ... |
Sugimura (voice)
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| Minami Takayama | ... |
Kosaka-sensei (voice)
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| Mayumi Izuka | ... |
Kinuyo (voice)
(as Mayumi Iizuka)
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Mai Chiba | ... |
Nao (voice)
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Satoru Takahashi | ... |
(voice)
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Akiko Sakaguchi | ... |
(voice)
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Hiromi Yasuda | ... |
(voice)
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Tatsuya Okada | ... |
(voice)
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Yoshihiro Imai | ... |
(voice)
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Naohisa Inoue | ... |
Tall Friend of Mr. Nishi (voice)
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Suguru Egawa | ... |
Baseball Analyst (voice)
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Shirô Kishibe | ... |
(voice)
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Mitsuaki Ogawa | ... |
Baseball Announcer (voice)
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| Toshio Suzuki | ... |
(voice)
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| Brittany Snow | ... |
Shizuku Tsukishima (voice)
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| David Gallagher | ... |
Seiji Amasawa (voice)
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| James Sikking | ... |
Seiya Tsukishima (voice)
(as James B. Sikking)
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| Jean Smart | ... |
Asako Tsukishima (voice)
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| Courtney Thorne-Smith | ... |
Shiho Tsukishima (voice)
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| Harold Gould | ... |
Shiro Nishi (voice)
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| Ashley Tisdale | ... |
Yuko Harada (voice)
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| Martin Spanjers | ... |
Sugimura (voice)
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| Mika Boorem | ... |
Kinuyo (voice)
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| Cary Elwes | ... |
The Baron (voice)
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| Jillian Bowen | ... |
High School Student (voice)
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| A.J. Buckley | ... |
High School Student (voice)
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| Erin Chambers | ... |
High School Student (voice)
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Jacy DeFilippo | ... |
High School Student (voice)
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| Courtnee Draper | ... |
High School Student (voice)
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| Scott McAfee | ... |
High School Student (voice)
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Aaron Nelms | ... |
High School Student (voice)
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Ryan O'Donohue | ... |
High School Student (voice)
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| Bradley Pierce | ... |
High School Student (voice)
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| Deanna Russo | ... |
High School Student (voice)
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| Jeff Bennett | ... |
High School Teacher (voice)
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| Doug Burch | ... |
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| Corey Burton | ... |
Minami (voice)
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| Vicki Davis | ... |
Miss Kosaka (voice)
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| Melissa Disney | ... |
Mrs. Harada (voice)
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Judi M. Durand | ... |
(voice)
(as Judi Durand)
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| Walker Edmiston | ... |
Kita (voice)
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| Jeff Fischer | ... |
(voice)
(as Jeffrey Todd Fischer)
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| Charles Kimbrough | ... |
High School Teacher (voice)
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| Daamen J. Krall | ... |
(voice)
(as Daamen Krall)
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| Abigail Mavity | ... |
Nao (voice)
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| Jeremy Maxwell | ... |
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Paige Pollack | ... |
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Noreen Reardon | ... |
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| Grace Rolek | ... |
Muta's Owner (voice)
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Rebecca Wink | ... |
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| Dee Bradley Baker | ... |
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| Scott Menville | ... |
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Directed by
| Yoshifumi Kondô | ||
Written by
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | (screenplay) |
| Aoi Hiiragi | ... | (comic) |
| Cindy Davis | ... | (screenplay: English version) (as Cindy Davis Hewitt) |
| Donald H. Hewitt | ... | (screenplay: English version) |
Produced by
| Rick Dempsey | ... | executive producer |
| Ned Lott | ... | producer |
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | supervising producer |
| Takashi Shoji | ... | line producer |
| Toshio Suzuki | ... | producer |
| Yasuyoshi Tokuma | ... | executive producer |
| Seiichirô Ujiie | ... | line producer |
| Tatsumi Yamashita | ... | co-executive producer |
| Tsutomu Ôtsuka | ... | co-executive producer |
Music by
| Yûji Nomi | ... | (as Yuji Nomi) |
Cinematography by
| Atsushi Okui | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Takeshi Seyama | ||
Editorial Department
| Hiroaki Hirabayashi | ... | color timer: Imagica |
| Keiko Mizuta | ... | assistant editor |
| Megumi Uchida | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Ned Lott | ||
Art Direction by
| Satoshi Kuroda | ||
Production Management
| Cory Hansen | ... | post-production manager |
| Seiji Okuda | ... | production manager |
| Nozomu Takahashi | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hiroyuki Itô | ... | assistant director |
| Masahiko Ôtsuka | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | storyboard artist |
| Akiko Ono | ... | color key |
| Michiyo Yasuda | ... | character color designer |
| Minako Ôshiro | ... | color key (as Minako Oshiro) |
Sound Department
| Tsutomu Asakura | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
| Petra Bach | ... | supervising adr editor |
| Randy Coppinger | ... | adr recordist |
| Tom E. Dahl | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Kazumi Inaki | ... | sound producer: Studio Moon |
| Shuji Inoue | ... | sound mixer |
| Takahisa Ishino | ... | assistant sound effects editor |
| Michihiro Itô | ... | sound effects editor |
| William Komar | ... | adr recordist |
| Mikio Mori | ... | dolby sound consultant: Continental Far East |
| Noboru Nishio | ... | SR-D re-recording |
| Hajime Takagi | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
Special Effects by
| Kaoru Tanifuji | ... | special effects (as kunji tanifuji) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tamaki Kojô | ... | camera operator (as Tamaki Kojo) |
| Wataru Takahashi | ... | camera operator |
| Junji Yabuta | ... | camera operator |
Animation Department
| Akihiko Adachi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Akiko Aihara | ... | cel painter: Trace Studio M |
| Masashi Andô | ... | key animator (as Masashi Ando) |
| Hiroyuki Aoyama | ... | key animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Tsutomu Awada | ... | key animator |
| Seiko Azuma | ... | inbetween animator |
| Reiko Daigo | ... | cel painter: Trace Studio M |
| Masaaki Endô | ... | key animator (as Masaaki Endo) |
| Maya Fujimori | ... | inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Rie Fujimura | ... | inbetween animator |
| Eiko Fukuma | ... | cel painter: IM Studio |
| Yoshikazu Fukutome | ... | background artist |
| Hiromi Furuya | ... | inbetween animator |
| Makiko Futaki | ... | key animator |
| Keiko Hara | ... | cel painter: IM Studio |
| Kimiko Hatano | ... | cel painter: Studio Ghibli |
| Sayaka Hirahara | ... | background artist |
| Kazuko Hirai | ... | inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Katsu Hisamura | ... | background artist |
| Akemi Hosoya | ... | cel painter: Studio OZ |
| Michio Ikeda | ... | cel painter: IM Studio |
| Ryôko Ina | ... | background artist (as Ryouko Ina) |
| Takeshi Inamura | ... | key animator |
| Hiroyuki Inoue | ... | key animator |
| Naohisa Inoue | ... | background artist: fantasy scenes |
| Masayo Iseki | ... | cel painter |
| Shizuka Ishiguro | ... | cel painter: Studio Ghibli |
| Kuniyuki Ishii | ... | key animator |
| Akihiko Isozaki | ... | cel painter: Studio OZ |
| Shin Itagaki | ... | inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Yumiko Itô | ... | inbetween animator (as Yumiko Ito) |
| Emiko Iwayanagi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Megumi Kagawa | ... | key animator (as Ai Kagawa) |
| Junko Kanauchi | ... | cel painter: Trace Studio M |
| Naomi Kasugai | ... | background artist |
| Yuriko Katayama | ... | cel painter |
| Toshio Kawaguchi | ... | key animator |
| Hana Kikuchi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Go Kimura | ... | inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Yumiko Kitajima | ... | inbetween animator |
| Kazuo Kobayashi | ... | cel painter: IM Studio |
| Komasa | ... | inbetween animator |
| Rie Kondô | ... | inbetween animator |
| Ken'ichi Konishi | ... | key animator |
| Misuzu Kurata | ... | inbetween animator |
| Ikuo Kuwana | ... | inbetween animator |
| Kitarô Kôsaka | ... | animation director (as Kitaro Kosaka) / character designer (as Kitaro Kosaka) |
| Kinuyo Maehara | ... | cel painter: IM Studio |
| Izumi Maeno | ... | cel painter: Trace Studio M |
| Kiyoko Makita | ... | inbetween animator |
| Suzuko Mano | ... | inbetween animator |
| Hisako Matsuda | ... | inbetween animator |
| Mariko Matsuo | ... | inbetween animator |
| Masaru Matsuse | ... | key animator |
| Atsuko Matsushita | ... | inbetween animator |
| Hiroko Minowa | ... | key animator |
| Chiemi Miyamoto | ... | cel painter: Studio Ghibli |
| Yoshiyuki Momose | ... | key animator |
| Naomi Mori | ... | cel painter |
| Chiyomi Morisawa | ... | cel painter: Studio Ghibli |
| Kaoru Morita | ... | cel painter: IM Studio |
| Noriko Moritomo | ... | key animator |
| Kanako Moriya | ... | cel painter |
| Emiko Motohashi | ... | cel painter: Trace Studio M |
| Hisashi Nabetani | ... | cel painter: IM Studio |
| Kyôko Naganawa | ... | background artist (as Kyouko Naganawa) |
| Yôko Nagashima | ... | inbetween animator (as Yoko Nagashima) |
| Rie Nakagome | ... | animation checker |
| Katsutoshi Nakamura | ... | inbetween animator |
| Terumi Narita | ... | cel painter: IM Studio |
| Rie Niidome | ... | inbetween animator |
| Sumie Nishido | ... | inbetween animator |
| Takehiro Noda | ... | key animator |
| Noriko Odaka | ... | inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Kazuo Oga | ... | background artist |
| Kazuyoshi Onoda | ... | inbetween animator |
| Mito Ozaki | ... | cel painter: IM Studio |
| Masaya Saitô | ... | key animator |
| Masako Sakano | ... | clean-up and inbetween artist |
| Shinsaku Sasaki | ... | key animator |
| Kuri Sawa | ... | inbetween animator |
| Mayumi Sawame | ... | cel painter: Studio Add |
| Eriko Shibata | ... | inbetween animator |
| Kazuko Shibata | ... | inbetween animator |
| Michiko Shibata | ... | cel painter: IM Studio |
| Ritsuko Shiina | ... | inbetween animator |
| Miyoko Shikibu | ... | inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Jukki Shinoda | ... | cel painter: Studio OZ |
| Masako Shinohara | ... | key animator |
| Naoko Sugaya | ... | inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Wakako Sugiyama | ... | cel painter: Trace Studio M |
| Makiko Suzuki | ... | inbetween animator |
| Mariko Suzuki | ... | inbetween animator |
| Naomi Takahashi | ... | cel painter: Studio Ghibli |
| Natsuko Takahashi | ... | inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Hiroko Takatani | ... | inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Yasuyo Takayama | ... | cel painter: IM Studio |
| Yôji Takeshige | ... | background artist |
| Teiichi Takiguchi | ... | key animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Seiki Tamura | ... | background artist |
| Atsuko Tanaka | ... | key animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Naoya Tanaka | ... | background artist |
| Yôko Tanida | ... | cel painter: IM Studio |
| Hitomi Tateno | ... | inbetween animator |
| Akiko Teshima | ... | animation checker |
| Keiko Tomizawa | ... | inbetween animator |
| Shinobu Tsuneki | ... | inbetween animator |
| Kôjirô Tsuruoka | ... | inbetween animator (as Koujirou Tsuruoka) |
| Fumiko Watanabe | ... | cel painter: Trace Studio M |
| Nobuko Watanabe | ... | cel painter: Studio Ghibli |
| Alexandra Weihrauch | ... | inbetween animator |
| Ken'ichi Yamada | ... | key animator |
| Akira Yamakawa | ... | background artist |
| Eiji Yamamori | ... | inbetween animator |
| Mayumi Yamamoto | ... | inbetween animator |
| Nizô Yamamoto | ... | background artist (as Nizou Yamamoto) |
| Yukari Yamaura | ... | inbetween animator |
| Yûichirô Yano | ... | key animator: Telecom Animation Film (as Yuichiro Yano) |
| Mayu Yazawa | ... | inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Hisao Yokobori | ... | key animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Kazumi Yokoyama | ... | inbetween animator |
| Ken'ichi Yoshida | ... | key animator (as Kenichi Yoshida) |
| Hideaki Yoshio | ... | key animator |
| Keiko Yozawa | ... | inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Tatsumi Yukiwaki | ... | cel painter: Studio Ghibli |
| Mayumi Ômura | ... | animation checker (as Mayumi Ohmura) |
| Kiyomi Ôta | ... | background artist (as Kiyomi Ota) |
| Kumiko Ôta | ... | inbetween animator (as Kumiko Ohta) |
| Atsuko Ôtani | ... | key animator |
| Shinji Ôtsuka | ... | key animator (as Shinji Otsuka) |
Music Department
| Michinori Nagano | ... | music producer |
| Tomoyu Takagi | ... | music producer |
| Akihiko Ôno | ... | music mixer |
| Masataka Fukuda | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
| Yasuo Morimoto | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
| Katsuaki Nakatani | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Yûji Nomi | ... | music arranger (uncredited) / music programming (uncredited) / musical director (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Shôkichi Arai | ... | production committee: Studio Ghibli (as Shokichi Arai) |
| Kôji Aritomi | ... | production assistant |
| Kôichi Asano | ... | character production development (as Koichi Asano) |
| Rick Dempsey | ... | dialogue director |
| Naoya Fujimaki | ... | production committee: Hakuhodo |
| Suzuko Fujimoto | ... | production committee: NTV |
| Mieko Hara | ... | advertising: Major |
| Taketaka Hosaka | ... | production committee: NTV |
| Akio Ichimura | ... | production committee: Studio Ghibli |
| Tomomi Imai | ... | character production development |
| Akira Kaneko | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten |
| Toshiyuki Kawabata | ... | production desk |
| Michiyo Koyanagi | ... | advertising: Major |
| Ned Lott | ... | Additional Voice Director |
| Kaoru Mano | ... | titles |
| Akira Michikawa | ... | titles |
| Hiroshi Morie | ... | production committee: Hakuhodo |
| Minako Nagasawa | ... | production assistant |
| Tomoaki Nishikiri | ... | production desk |
| Shinsuke Nonaka | ... | production committee: Studio Ghibli |
| Toru Nozaki | ... | advertising manager |
| Naoto Okamura | ... | advertising: Major |
| Hidehiko Takei | ... | production committee: NTV |
| Chiyoshi Tanaka | ... | production desk |
| Yasuharu Urushido | ... | production committee: NTV |
| Morikazu Wakizaka | ... | advertising: Major |
| Mika Watanabe | ... | advertising: Major |
| Tamami Yamamoto | ... | production accountant |
| Kôji Ôtsuka | ... | production assistant (as Koji Otsuka) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (Japan) (DVD) (special edition)
- Alliance Media & Entertainment (India) (DVD)
- Aurum Producciones (2009) (Spain) (DVD)
- Aurum Producciones (2012) (Spain) (Blu-ray)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (1997) (Japan) (VHS)
- Buena Vista Home Video
- Cinema Mondo (2009) (Finland)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2008) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- GKIDS (2017) (United States)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video)
- Intercontinental Video (2002) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Intercontinental Video (2011) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Netflix (2020) (Singapore) (video) (VOD)
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- RUSCICO (2008) (Russia)
- Toho (Japan)
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (2006) (United States) (tv)
- Vértigo Films (2019) (Spain)
- eOne Films Spain (2015) (Spain)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Anime Torotoro (cooperating animation studios)
- Be Witch (casting)
- Cameo Interactive (cooperation)
- Chai Yukinobu Violin & Guiter Factory (cooperation)
- Cinesite Digital Imaging (digital compositing production)
- Continental Far East (technical cooperation)
- Digital Image Creating Room Flamingo (digital compositing production)
- Group Donguri (cooperating animation studios)
- Hijiri Kuwano Strings (string orchestra)
- IM Studio (animation finishing)
- Imagica (developing)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Koganei City Koganei 1 Junior High School (cooperation)
- Mail (music production)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Murao (technical cooperation)
- NTV Program Division Art Center CG Production Department (digital compositing production)
- Oh Production (cooperating animation studios)
- Onkio Haus (music recorded at)
- Spectral Recording Dolby Stereo Digital (verify theatre format)
- Stack (technical cooperation)
- Studio Add (animation finishing)
- Studio Cockpit (cooperating animation studios)
- Studio Green Bird (music recorded at)
- Studio Killy (animation finishing)
- Studio Moon (audio production)
- Studio OZ (animation finishing)
- Studio Takuranke (cooperating animation studios)
- TV Tokyo Studio (music mixed at)
- Telecom Animation Film Company (in-between animation)
- Telecom Animation Film Company (key animation)
- The Yomiuri Shimbun (special cooperation)
- Tokyo TV Center (recording studio)
- Trace Studio M (animation finishing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Tama New Town, Tokyo, 1994. Intrigued by the mysterious bibliophile who reads the same books as her, 14-year-old daydreamer Shizuku has a life-changing encounter with a strange alley cat instead. And just like that, the passionate teenager embarks on an exciting quest to find her purpose in life. After all, the world is a wondrous place filled with out-of-the-way antique shops, enthusiastic violin makers, and magical feline mentors. However, as Shizuku tries to juggle school and ambition, looking for inspiration and opportunity in unexpected places, a question arises. Will talented Shizuku ever find the courage to listen to her heart's gentle whisper? Written by Nick Riganas |
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| Taglines | I found someone I like! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $19,737,326 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This 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. See more » |
| Goofs | It 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). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Cat Returns (2002). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Take Me Home, Country Roads See more » |
| Crazy Credits | During 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. See more » |
| Quotes |
Shizuku:
I'm no man's burden! I want to be of use! See more » |