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

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)

Trailer

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