Whisper of the Heart

1995 Yoshifumi Kondo 1h 51m
Animation Drama Family

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'.

Cast

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)

Vibes

Emotional Chill Deeply Moving Visually Stunning Hidden Gem

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