Whisper of the Heart

International Title

Japanese Title

耳をすませば
[Mimi o Sumaseba]

Production: Studio Ghibli / NTV / Tokuma Shoten / Hakuhodo
Distributor: Toho	Japan: 1995
	Time: 111 minutes

Initial US Title

Whisper of the Heart

US Distributor: Disney (2006)	Time: 111 minutes
Alternate Movie Titles:
If You Listen Closely [Literal Translation]
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Details

Junior high school student Shizuku Tsukishima discovers that almost all of her favorite books at the library have been previously checked out by someone named "Seiji Amasawa". Although at work on a local translation of "Take Me Home, Country Roads", Tsukishima becomes distracted in who could have checked out all the books. As it turns out, it was a boy she was already familiar with and who infuriates Tsukishima. Despite getting off on the wrong foot, the two became closer to each other. As Amasawa prepares a career as a violin maker, Tsukishima feels pressured to find her own talent and turns toward the possibility of being a writer.

Staff
Directed by Yoshifumi Kondo Writing credits Hayao Miyazaki, Aoi Hiragi Produced by Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Seiichiro Ujiie, Toshio Suzuki, Takashi Shoji, Hayao Miyazaki Music by Yuji Nomi, Olivia Newton-John, Youko Honna Cinematography by Kitaro Takasaka Film Editing by Takeshi Seyama Production Design by Satoshi Kuroda
Cast
Shizuku Tsukishima Yoko Honna Seiji Amasawa Kazuo Takahashi Yasunari Tsukishima, Shizuku's Father Takashi Tachibana Asako Tsukishima, Shizuku's Mother Shigeru Muroi The Baron Shigeru Tsuyuguchi Shirou Nishi, Owner of Chikyuya Keiju Kobayashi Kousaka, Teacher Minami Takayama Shiho Tsukishima, Shizuku's Sister Yorie Yamashita Kinuyo Mayumi Iizuka Teacher Shiro Kishibe - Toshio Suzuki - Suguru Egawa - Naohisa Inoue - Tatsuya Okada - Satoru Takahashi - Hiromi Yasuda
Monster Appearances	Aliens, SDF, Misc
None	N/A

Posters

Japan

Korea

Russia

DVDs and Blu-rays

	Region 1 Whisper of the Heart Disney (2006)
	Region 2 If You Listen Closely Buena Vista (2002)
	Region 2 Whisper of the Heart Optimum (2006)
	Region 4 Whisper of the Heart Madman (2006)
	Blu-Ray Whisper of the Heart Disney (2012)
	Blu-Ray Whisper of the Heart GKIDS (2018)
	Blu-Ray Whisper of the Heart: Steelbook Shout! Factory (2021)

CD Soundtracks

Whisper of the Heart
(TKCA-70648)

Compilations

Country Road
(TKCA-72758)

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