Fields |
USA Info |
Japanese Info |
Image |
|---|---|---|---|
Title |
Whisper of the Heart | Mimi wo Sumaseba(If You Listen Carefully)(耳をすませば) |  |
Released |
1 Movie | 1 Movie | |
Dates |
March 7, 2006 | July 15, 1995 | |
Company |
Disney | Studio Ghibli/Tokuma Shoten | |
Creator |
Aoi Hiiragi | ||
Director |
Yoshifumi Kondo, Hayao Miyazaki | ||
Genre |
Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | |
Related |
The Cat Returns | Neko no Ongaeshi | |
Characters |
The Baron | The Baron | |
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Asako Tsukishima | Asako Tsukishima | |
· · · |
Kinyuo | Kinyuo | |
· · · |
Kousaka | Kousaka | |
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Muta | Muta | |
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-- more listed below -- | -- more listed below -- |
Last I checked, this anime was available on DVD at Amazon and Anime Nation.
English Name |
Japanese Name |
 |
English Name |
Japanese Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Baron | The Baron | Seiya Tsukishima | Seiya Tsukishima | |
| Asako Tsukishima | Asako Tsukishima | Shiho Tsukishima | Shiho Tsukishima | |
| Kinyuo | Kinyuo | Shirou Nishi | Shirou Nishi | |
| Kousaka | Kousaka | Shizuku Tsukishima | Shizuku Tsukishima | |
| Muta | Muta | Sugimura | Sugimura | |
| Nao | Nao | Yuko Harada | Yuko Harada | |
| Seiji Amasawa | Seiji Amasawa |
Whisper of the Heart follows the adventures of a Junior High School student named Shizuku Tsukishima. She loves to read and write, but her parents pressure her to put more focus on her studies and High School entrance exams.
One day during a subway ride, she spots a mysterious cat. Following it, she ends up at a Curiosity Shop, which is owned by a kindly old man. She checks out the books at the store, and strangely every book she opens reads the name "Seiji Amasawa." As it turns out, the identity of this person is only the beginning of her forthcoming destiny.
Flag[admin]#3 - Posted by Vandalier on Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 at 11:38am:
This movie is absolutely beautiful! The story is really sweet and original. The characters are all likeable, and we can definitely identify with them, since they are not perfect and that makes them 'real'. The music is great too!(I actually already liked 'Country Roads' a lot even before watching this movie.) Seiji and Shizuku go well together. Both of them are relatively reserved and express themselves either through their music or writing. The way they interact is also very pure and innocent, which is exactly the way I like it. I like that Seiji is the one to express his feelings for Shizuku first without having been obliged to, and that nobody is trying to meddle negatively in their relationship. Maybe the only thing I regret is that there is a love triangle between Shizuku, her best friend and a classmate(I hate love polygons!) This is a movie I won't ever get tired of watching over and over again! ... show more »
Flag[admin]#2 - Posted by ilikejelly on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 11:35pm:
i love this moviie oh my god the first time i watched it i was total hooked oh my god
Flag[admin]#1 - Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 at 5:10pm:
Why aren't there any pages for Shizuku and Seiji? I can understand why there WOULD be one for the Baron, since he is in another movie too, but Seiji and Shizuku are very important characters. Anyway, Seiji is a violin maker, but even though he can be a pain to Shizuku who gave him the nickname Stupid Jerk, They are still completely... what's the word... HILARIOUS together. One scene after they sing Shizuku's version of country roads, some lines go like this (The tension builds):
Shizuku: "I never had a chance! This is so unfair. Oh! I was so sure Seiji Amasawa was -"
Seiji: "I was what?"
Shizuku: "A nice, intelligent, civilized person!" ... show more »