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Category page. All Whisper of the Heart characters are listed here. A. Asako Tsukishima. H. Humbert von Gikkingen. K.
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Nao (ナオ) is a minor character of Whisper of the Heart film....
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Whisper of the Heart (耳をすませば , Mimi wo Sumaseba, lit. "If...
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Summer's End
One summer evening in 1994, Shizuku Tsukishima, a junior high school girl living in Tama New Town, a Tokyo suburb, looks through the checkout cards in her library books and notices a pattern: Each book had previously been checked out by someone named "Seiji Amasawa". The next day at school, Shizuku shows her friend Yukoa draft of the song she has been writing for graduation. On the way home, Shizuku realizes she left her book at the school. She rushes back, only to find a boy her age reading...
Follow the Cat
The next morning on the train, Shizuku sees a large cat named Moon is apparently traveling by itself. When it gets off, she follows it to an antique shop, where she sees a statue of a cat in formal clothing. The owner of the shop, Shirō Nishi, tells her the statue's name is Baron Humbert von Gikkingen. He also shows her a recently restored grandfather clock, that tells a tale of the King of the Dwarves and a Fairy Queen. Shizuku is in awe, considering the shop a place where stories begin. Shi...
Breeze Blowing on the Hilltop
Later, Shizuku goes to visit the antique shop again and finds it closed. The boy shows up and lets her in to see The Baron. Downstairs, she sees his workshop, where he is making a violin. She asks him to play, and he complies on the condition that she will sing along. Midway through the song, Mr. Nishi and two friends arrive and play an accompaniment, and Shizuku learns that the boy is in fact Seiji Amasawa, the same person who had checked out all the library books. On the way home, he tells...
1. Yōko Honna (Japanese), Brittany_Snow(English) 2. The main character of this film. She's a third-year student at Mukaihara Junior High School. She's 14 years old, has a bright personality and many friends, but is quiet at home.
Whisper of the Heart was based on the manga Mimi o Sumasebawhich was originally created by Aoi Hiiragi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Ribon between August and November 1989, and a single tankōbon volume was released in February 1990. The volume was reprinted on July 15, 2005. A second manga by the same author titled Mi...
Development
In the summer of 1989, Hayao Miyazaki was taking break at his father-in-law's mountain lodge atelier following the release of Kiki's Delivery Service. It was when he visited a supermarket of an agricultural cooperative that he bought a shōjo manga magazine containing the second serialized manga of "Whisper of the Heart". The story caught Miyazaki's eye, which gave him the idea to adapt it into an animated feature film. It is said that Toshio Suzuki, Mamoru Oshii, Hideaki Annoand Miyazaki, who...
Production
This is the first feature film from Yoshifumi Kondō, who was an animator for Studio Ghibli since the end of the 1980s, and the character design and animation director for Isao Takahata's Grave of the Fireflies (1988) and Only Yesterday(1991). Kondo has long wanted to make a film like "Totoro, but without Totoro" with adolescent children as the protagonists. "I wish I could do it, and in that sense I am really happy to be able to make this anime." The fantastical backgrounds in the fantasy seq...
Whisper of the Heart (Image Album) (耳をすませば サウンドトラック , Mimi wo Sumaseba Imeeji Arubamu) was a 10-track album released by Tokuma Japan Communications on February 25, 1995. Whisper of the Heart (Original Soundtrack) (耳をすませば サウンドトラック , Mimi wo Sumaseba Saundotorakku) was released by Tokuma Japan Communications on July 10, 1995. The film's score was com...
The film was paired with Chage and Aska's On Your Mark during its theatrical run in 1995. This was the first Japanese film to use the Digital Dolby Digital sound format. An English dub of this film was released by Buena Vista Home Entertainment on March 7, 2006. Turner Classic Movies televised both the dubbed and subbed versions on January 18, 2006...
Whisper of the Heart was the highest-grossing Japanese film on the domestic market in 1995, earning ¥1.85 billion in distribution income. Whisper of the Heart received very positive reviews from film critics. It has a 91% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 reviews. Time Out London included Whisper of the Heartin their...
The clock in the store there is an inscription of Porco Rosso, film under the same name released by Studio Ghibliin 1992.In the school library where Shizuku takes the book, among other books, there is a volume with the inscription Totoro. It is on the shelf below, 14th from the left, after four blue books. The film M...The figure of a witch on a broom in the Shizuku room when she begins to write a novel is the main character of the film Kiki's Delivery Service, which Studio Ghibli released in 1989.Difference between the film and the manga
1. In the original, Shizukuis a freshman in junior high school, but in the movie she is the third year of junior high school. 2. Seijiis a painter in the original and a violinist in the movie. 3. In the scene where Shizuku first encounters Seiji, he makes fun of the contents of the book Shizuku is reading in the manga but in the movie, he makes fun of the lyrics of "Concrete Road" (a parody of "Country Road"). 4. In the original manga, Koji, the brother of Seiji, makes an appearance. 5. Shio...
Over the course of the film, Shizuku is working on a fantasy novel that revolves around a cat figurine, named The Baron, that she sees in Mr. Nishi's antique store. The short fantasy scenes that depict what she is writing in her novel were so popular with fans that Studio Ghibli released a film based on the Baron in 2002 The Cat Returns.
Whisper of the Heart (Japanese: 耳をすませば, Hepburn: Mimi o Sumaseba, lit. ' If You Listen Carefully ') is a 1995 Japanese animated romantic drama film directed by Yoshifumi Kondō and written by Hayao Miyazaki based on the 1989 manga of the same name by Aoi Hiiragi.
Jun 1, 2024 · Whisper of the Heart made its debut in Japan on July 15, 1995, captivating audiences with its heartfelt story. The original title of the film is “Mimi wo Sumaseba.” In Japan, Whisper of the Heart is known as “Mimi wo Sumaseba,” which translates to “If You Listen Closely.”
Jul 15, 1995 · Looking for information on the anime Mimi wo Sumaseba (Whisper of the Heart)? Find out more with MyAnimeList, the world's most active online anime and manga community and database. Shizuku Tsukishima is an energetic 14-year-old girl who enjoys reading and writing poetry in her free time.
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Shizuku Tsukishima. Voiced by: Yōko Honna (Japanese), Brittany Snow (English) A Junior High School student, Shizuku is often found reading books, hanging out with her friends, or working on school projects (such as translating "Country Roads").
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Whisper of the Heart. (Mimi wo Sumaseba) Feature Film: 15 July 1995 / 111 minutes. Director: Yoshifumi KONDOU. Screenplay, Storyboards, Production: Hayao MIYAZAKI. Character Designs: Kitarou KOUSAKA, based on rough designs by KONDOU. Based on the manga by Aoi HIIRAGI. Credits & Figures. All the facts & data.
