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Whisper of the Heart

Whisper of the Heart

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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."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."

July 15, 1995 · Directed by Yoshifumi Kondo

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A simple estimate based mostly on pace, with small nudges for flow, payoff speed, and how much keeps happening. Rounded to the nearest 5 minutes.

Runtime1h 51m
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Feels like1h 55m
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How it's told
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Tone
Emotionality
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What it's grounded in
Realism
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Cast & crew

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)
Naohisa Inoue
Tall Friend of Mr. Nishi (voice)
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
The Baron (voice)
Toshio Suzuki
(voice)
Maiko Kayama
Yuko Harada (voice)

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