Whisper of the Heart (耳をすませば Mimi o Sumaseba, lit. "If you Listen Closely") is a 1995 Japanese animated romantic drama film directed by Yoshifumi Kondō and written by Hayao Miyazaki based on the 1989 manga of the same name by Aoi Hiiragi. Originally released July 15, 1995, it was the first theatrical Studio Ghibli film to be directed by someone other than Miyazaki or Isao Takahata.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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Shizuku Tsukishima | Yōko Honna | Brittany Snow |
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Seiji Amasawa | Issei Takahashi | David Gallagher |
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Shiro Nishi | Keiju Kobayashi | Harold Gould |
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Asako Tsukishima | Shigeru Muroi | Jean Smart |
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Seiya Tsukishima | Takashi Tachibana | James B. Sikking |
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Shiho Tsukishima | Yorie Yamashita | Courtney Thorne-Smith |
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Baron Humbert Von Gikkingen |
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi | Cary Elwes |
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Yuko Harada | Maiko Yoshiyama | Ashley Tisdale |
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Sugimura | Yoshimi Nakajima | Martin Spanjers |
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Mrs. Kousaka | Minami Takayama | Vicki Davis |
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Kinuyo | Mayumi Iizuka | Mika Boorem |
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Nao | Mai Chiba | Abigail Mavity |
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Kita | Toshio Suzuki | Walker Edmiston |
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Minami | Naohisa Inoue | Corey Burton |
Additional Voices[]
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Trivia[]
- The English title was created by Studio Ghibli and used on several officially licensed "character goods" released around the same time as the film was released in theaters in Japan.
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 2006 | Turner Classic Movie | United States | 
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Region | Country | |
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| Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
2006 | 
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1 NTSC |
United States |
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| Optimum Releasing | 2 PAL |
United Kingdom | 
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| 2011 | 
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B DVB-T | |||
| Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
2012 | A DVB-T |
United States |
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| GKIDS | 2018 | ||||
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See also[]
- ’’The Cat Returns’’
External Links[]
- Whisper of the Heart at the Internet Movie Database
- Whisper of the Heart (anime) at the Anime News Network
