Whisper of the Heart (1995)
- Original title
- 耳をすませば
- Directed by
- Yoshifumi Kondō
- Genre
- drama film, adventure film, romance film, drama anime and manga, coming-of-age film, love triangle romance
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 7.9 of 10 from 2,306 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenage girl discovers a passion for writing after following a stray cat into a mysterious antique shop. She meets a boy who inspires her to pursue her creative dreams, and together they navigate the challenges of growing up and finding their paths.
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What happens
Whisper of the Heart is a 1995 Japanese animated coming-of-age drama film directed by Yoshifumi Kondō and written by Hayao Miyazaki based on Aoi Hiiragi's 1989 manga Mimi o Sumaseba. Produced by Studio Ghibli and distributed by Toho, the film stars Yoko Honna, Issey Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana, Shigeru Muroi, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi and Keiju Kobayashi. Whisper of the Heart was Kondō's only film as director before his death in 1998. Studio Ghibli had hoped that Kondō would become the successor to Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. A spin-off film, The Cat Returns, was released in 2002, which focused on a minor character of the film, the Baron. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Liz and the Blue Bird (2018)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.