Whisper of the Heart

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In Theaters Sun Aug 25

1h 51m

Kids & Family

Romance

Anime

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Based on the manga with the same title, this animated film follows Shizuku, an inquisitive young girl and a voracious reader, who longs to be a writer when she grows up. One day she notices that all of her library books have previously been taken out by one Seiji Amasawa. Amid chasing after a large cat, befriending an eccentric antiques dealer and writing her first novel, Shizuku aims to find this mysterious boy who may well be her soul mate.

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Yoshifumi Kondo

Director

Brittany Snow

Shizuku Tsukishima

David Gallagher

Seiji Amasawa

Courtney Thorne-Smith

Shiho Tsukishima

Cary Elwes

The Baron

Harold Gould

Shiro Nishi

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Josh Slater-Williams

Vague Visages

When Shizuku and a group of supporting players break into a performance of John Denver’s “Country Roads” about halfway through, this modest gesture takes on a major stirring quality thanks to Whisper of the Heart’s surrounding aesthetic.

Nov 14, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

A satisfying effort.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 18, 2021

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Charles Solomon

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

If there's a Ghibli film that is under-appreciated, it's this one.

Jul 18, 2020

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Princess Weekes

The Mary Sue

Shizuku is a fantastic heroine and for all my creatively inclined people, if you haven't seen this movie yet, it'll remind you of the work and honing of craft needed to be great at anything you love.

Jul 11, 2019

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Suzette Smith

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

The film also unforgettably repurposes John Denver's "Country Roads," and applies it to everyday Japanese life via a number of covers. If that sounds too good to be true, it's not. It totally works somehow.

Jul 11, 2019

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Many animated films are pitched at kids and, as such, often seem condescending. There's nothing of that sort here.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 1, 2019

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Paula M

It is cute, animationwise is beautiful, but I feel that nothing happened, the movie is almost 2 hours and nothing actually like happened, I can't say is bad obviously, it is not, but I felt it was too slow and too casual for my liking

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/20/24

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Gabriel Emil C

Unlike most Ghibli films, this film focuses more on relatability and simplicity rather than magnitude and visual asthetic, but it's able to make people feel seen.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/11/24

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Silas P

This movie is a mature story with wholesome moments and top tier character development, the enjoyment you can find in this film is great, there are a lot of struggles to relate too and I just loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/18/24

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Noe G

Whisper of the heart is also amazing and fantastic studio ghibli film i give this film a 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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butterfly2507

what a cute movie. so relatable too. loved loved LOVED the ending <3

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Jesse W

Great story. Interesting characters. Mostly linear though, as in nothing unexpected or very different. Still heart warming though.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/24

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Synopsis

Based on the manga with the same title, this animated film follows Shizuku, an inquisitive young girl and a voracious reader, who longs to be a writer when she grows up. One day she notices that all of her library books have previously been taken out by one Seiji Amasawa. Amid chasing after a large cat, befriending an eccentric antiques dealer and writing her first novel, Shizuku aims to find this mysterious boy who may well be her soul mate.

Director: Yoshifumi Kondo
Producer: Ned Lott
Screenwriter: Cindy Davis Hewitt, Donald H. Hewitt
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Romance, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 7, 2006, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Aug 25, 2024
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2019
Runtime: 1h 51m

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