Film

Whisper of the Heart 1995

Directed by Yoshifumi Kondo

  • Animation, Drama, Family
  • 111 min
  • G

I found someone I like.

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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Warm, earnest, classical in form and intimate.

  • warmbleak
  • earnestironic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • intimateepic
  • contemplativerelentless

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