Synopsis
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'.
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Cast
- Yoko HonnaShizuku Tsukishima (voice)
- Issey TakahashiSeiji Amasawa (voice)
- Takashi TachibanaSeiya Tsukishima (voice)
- Shigeru MuroiAsako Tsukishima (voice)
- Minami TakayamaTeacher Kosaka (voice)
- Mayumi IzukaKinuyo (voice)
- Yorie YamashitaShiho Tsukishima (voice)
- Keiju KobayashiShiro Nishi (voice)
- Naohisa InoueTall Friend of Mr. Nishi (voice)
- Shigeru TsuyuguchiThe Baron (voice)
Recommendations
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ReelViews
An affecting and endearing collaboration between Miyazaki and Kondo, it weds a coming-of-age story with a flight of fancy to good effect. Although often overshadowed by more popular titles in the Studio Ghibli catalog, this is as deserving as any 1990s Japanese animated film to be seen and enjoyed. - 83
The A.V. Club
Studio Ghibli productions have always been adept at making the fantastic seem real, but with Whisper Of The Heart, Kondo and Miyazaki focus so intensely on the everyday that they make the real seem fantastic. - 80
CineVue
A lovingly crafted and well observed story about adolescent self discovery – and to this day remains one of the most remarkable films produced by Studio Ghibli. - 60
The New York Times
Mr. Miyazaki wrote the screenplay for a love story about a shy girl and an aspiring violin maker (and a talking cat), but the result looks like a lot of non-Ghibli anime.
