Whisper of the Heart (1995)

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111 min - Animation | Drama | Family - 15 July 1995 (Japan)

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A young girl finds that all the books she chooses in the library have been previously checked out by the same boy. Later she meets a very infuriating fellow... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Youko Honna	...	Shizuku Tsukishima (voice)
	Kazuo Takahashi	...	Seiji Amasawa (voice)
	Takashi Tachibana	...	Seiya Tsukishima (voice)
	Shigeru Muroi	...	Asako Tsukishima (voice)
	Shigeru Tsuyuguchi	...	The Baron (voice)
	Keiju Kobayashi	...	Shiro Nishi (voice)
	Yorie Yamashita	...	Shiho Tsukishima (voice)
	Maiko Kayama	...	Yuko Harada (voice)
	Yoshimi Nakajima	...	Sugimura (voice)
	Minami Takayama	...	Kosaka-sensei (voice)
	Mayumi Iizuka	...	Kinuyo (voice)
	Mai Chiba	...	(voice)
	Satoru Takahashi	...	(voice)
	Akiko Sakaguchi	...	(voice)
	Hiromi Yasuda	...	(voice)

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Storyline

A young girl finds that all the books she chooses in the library have been previously checked out by the same boy. Later she meets a very infuriating fellow... could it be her "friend" from the library? The boy's grandfather has a violin sales and service shop. The boy wants to be a violin maker like his grandfather. Written by Dana Anthony <ranthony@intrex.net>

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Suki na hito ga dekimashita!

Genres:

Animation | Drama | Family | Music | Romance

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

15 July 1995 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

If You Listen Closely See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV), Hakuhodo See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The first Japanese film in Dolby Digital. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: 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 »

Quotes

[sees Shizuku asleep]
Yasunari Tsukishima: Look at her, my little warrior.
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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 »

Connections

Referenced in The Cat Returns (2002) See more »

Soundtracks

"Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver
Performed by Olivia Newton-John See more »

Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Mimi wo sumaseba (original title)

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