Whisper of the Heart
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."
Critics Sentiment
Shizuku and Seiji perform Country Roads together with violin
Shizuku starts writing Baron story while grades suffer
The film dips during Shizuku's internal creative struggles but soars back up for the emotionally satisfying resolution with Nishi's story and Seiji's return.
Whisper of the Heart maintains consistently high sentiment throughout most of its runtime, with reviewers particularly praising the magical early sequences and the Country Roads performance as transcendent moments. The film experiences a mild dip during the middle section focusing on Shizuku's writing struggles, which some found too internal and slow-paced. However, it recovers strongly with the emotional climax and romantic ending, leaving audiences deeply moved by its sincere portrayal of young love and creative ambition.
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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)
Naohisa Inoue
Tall Friend of Mr. Nishi (voice)
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
The Baron (voice)
Toshio Suzuki
(voice)
Maiko Kayama
Yuko Harada (voice)
Yoshimi Nakajima
Sugimura (voice)
Mai Chiba
Nao (voice)
Satoru Takahashi
(voice)
Akiko Sakaguchi
(voice)
Hiromi Yasuda
(voice)
Tatsuya Okada
(voice)
Yoshihiro Imai
(voice)
Suguru Egawa
Baseball Analyst (voice)
Crew
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