Whisper of the Heart
Whisper of the Heart
Whisper of the Heart
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1995
1h 51m
7.9(2172 votes)
Animation
Drama
Family

Overview

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'.

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Production Companies

Studio Ghibli
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Tokuma Shoten
Hakuhodo

Videos & Trailers

4 videos

Cast & Crew

22 members
Acting

本名陽子

Shizuku Tsukishima (voice)

本名陽子
Acting

高橋一生

Seiji Amasawa (voice)

高橋一生
Acting

立花隆

Seiya Tsukishima (voice)

立花隆
Acting

室井滋

Asako Tsukishima (voice)

室井滋
Acting

高山みなみ

Teacher Kosaka (voice)

高山みなみ
Acting

飯塚雅弓

Kinuyo (voice)

飯塚雅弓
Acting

山下容莉枝

Shiho Tsukishima (voice)

山下容莉枝
Acting

小林桂樹

Shiro Nishi (voice)

小林桂樹
Writing

井上直久

Tall Friend of Mr. Nishi (voice)

井上直久
Acting

露口茂

The Baron (voice)

露口茂
Production

鈴木敏夫

(voice)

鈴木敏夫
Acting

Maiko Kayama

Yuko Harada (voice)

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Acting

Yoshimi Nakajima

Sugimura (voice)

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Acting

Mai Chiba

Nao (voice)

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Acting

Satoru Takahashi

(voice)

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Acting

Akiko Sakaguchi

(voice)

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Hiromi Yasuda

(voice)

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Acting

岡田達也

(voice)

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Acting

Yoshihiro Imai

(voice)

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Acting

Suguru Egawa

Baseball Analyst (voice)

Suguru Egawa
Acting

岸部四郎

(voice)

岸部四郎
Acting

Mitsuaki Ogawa

Baseball Announcer (voice)

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