Whisper of My Heart (Mimi wo sumaseba) (1995)
Genre Animation, Anime, Drama, Romance
Studio Studio Ghibli
Movie Release Date 1995
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Audience Rating G
Running Time 111 mins
Format DVD
Color Color
IMDb Rating 8.0
Cast
Youko Honna Shizuku Tsukishima
Kazuo Takahashi Seiji Amasawa
Takashi Tachibana Seiya Tsukishima
Shigeru Muroi Asako Tsukishima
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi The Baron
Keiju Kobayashi Shiro Nishi
Yorie Yamashita Shiho Tsukishima
Maiko Kayama Yuko Harada
Yoshimi Nakajima Sugimura
Minami Takayama Kosaka-sensei
Crew
Director Yoshifumi Kondo
Writer Hayao Miyazaki
Writer Aoi Hîragi
Producer Rick Dempsey
Producer Ned Lott
Plot
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'. Curious as to who he is, Shizuku meets a boy her age whom she finds infuriating, but discovers to her shock that he is her 'Prince of Books'. As she grows closer to him, she realises that he merely read all those books to bring himself closer to her. The boy Seiji aspires to be a violin maker in Italy, and it is his dreams that make Shizuku realise that she has no clear path for her life. Knowing that her strength lies in writing, she tests her talents by writing a story about Baron, a cat statuette belonging to Seiji's grandfather.
Special Features
Disc 02: Multiple Angles
Storyboards (Animated)
Theatrical Trailer(s)
Personal Details
Anime Guide Rating * * * *
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format DVD
Region Region 3
Release Country Hong Kong
TV System NTSC
No. of Disks/Tapes 2
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic)
Subtitles Chinese; English
Audio Tracks CANTONESE: Dolby Digital 5.1
JAPANESE: Dolby Digital Stereo
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer