---
title: 'Whisper of the Heart (1995)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yoshifumi Kondō'
released: '1995-02-05'
runtime_minutes: 111
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/whisper-of-the-heart-1995'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113824/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Whisper of the Heart (1995)

1995 · G · 111 min · Drama, Adventure, Romance · Japan

Original title: 耳をすませば
Part of: Studio Ghibli Feature Films

## Synopsis

Whisper of the Heart is a 1995 Japanese animated coming-of-age drama film directed by Yoshifumi Kondō and written by Hayao Miyazaki based on Aoi Hiiragi's 1989 manga Mimi o Sumaseba. Produced by Studio Ghibli and distributed by Toho, the film stars Yoko Honna, Issey Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana, Shigeru Muroi, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi and Keiju Kobayashi.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yoshifumi Kondō](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshifumi-kondo)
- **Screenplay:** [Hayao Miyazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayao-miyazaki), [Aoi Hiiragi](https://cinepixo.com/people/aoi-hiiragi)
- **Producer:** [Hayao Miyazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayao-miyazaki), [Toshio Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshio-suzuki)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Yuji Nomi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuji-nomi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kitarō Kōsaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/kitaro-kosaka)
- **Editor:** [Takeshi Seyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-seyama)

## Cast

- [Keiju Kobayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiju-kobayashi)
- [Mayumi Iizuka](https://cinepixo.com/people/mayumi-iizuka)
- [Minami Takayama](https://cinepixo.com/people/minami-takayama)
- [Issey Takahashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/issey-takahashi) as Seiji Amasawa
- [Yōko Honna](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoko-honna) as Shizuku Tsukishima
- [Shigeru Tsuyuguchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shigeru-tsuyuguchi)
- [Shigeru Muroi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shigeru-muroi)
- [Toshio Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshio-suzuki)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Official site: https://www.ghibli.jp/works/mimi/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/whisper-of-the-heart-1995
Film facts: Wikidata (Q842292); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.