8.3 Score

1995 • 1h 51min • G • Drama, Animation, Family

Whisper of the Heart

"I found someone I like."

Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: "Seiji Amasawa."

IMDb 7.8

RT 95%

MC 75

Director

Yoshifumi Kondo

Writer

Hayao Miyazaki

Composer

Yuji Nomi

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Yoko Honna

Shizuku Tsukishima (voice)

Issey Takahashi

Seiji Amasawa (voice)

Takashi Tachibana

Seiya Tsukishima (voice)

Shigeru Muroi

Asako Tsukishima (voice)

Minami Takayama

Teacher Kosaka (voice)

Mayumi Izuka

Kinuyo (voice)

Yorie Yamashita

Shiho Tsukishima (voice)

Keiju Kobayashi

Shiro Nishi (voice)

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