Whisper of the Heart DVD 1995 A Könyvek Hercege / 耳をすませば  (Mimi wo sumaseba) / Directed by Yoshifumi Kondo / Starring: Yōko Honna, Issei Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana, Shigeru Muroi

UPC 5998133185235

REGION 2 PAL DVD

MADE IN Hungary

AUDIO: English 2.0, Japanese 2.0

SUBTITLES: English, Hungarian

Total Runtime: 111 minutes

English Summary:

Whisper of the Heart (Japanese: 耳をすませば, Hepburn: Mimi o Sumaseba, literally "If you listen closely") is a 1995 Japanese animated romantic coming of age drama film directed by Yoshifumi Kondō and written by Hayao Miyazaki based on the 1989 manga of the same name by Aoi Hiiragi. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Hakuhodo, and distributed by Toho. The film stars Yoko Honna, Issei Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana, Shigeru Muroi, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi and Keiju Kobayashi. It was the first theatrical Studio Ghibli film to be directed by someone other than Miyazaki or Isao Takahata.

Shizuku Tsukishima is a 14-year-old student at Mukaihara Junior High School, where she is best friends with Yuko Harada. Living in Tokyo with her parents Asako and Seiya, as well as her older sister Shiho, Shizuku is a bookworm and is keen on writing. During an ordinary evening, she looks through the checkout cards in her library books. She discovers they all have been checked out by Seiji Amasawa (天沢 聖司). Over the next few days, Shizuku encounters a young man, later revealed to be Seiji, who often annoys her.

Finding a cat riding a train, Shizuku follows it to discover an antique shop run by Shiro Nishi. In the shop is a cat statuette nicknamed "The Baron".

Later at the antique shop, Shizuku sings "Take Me Home, Country Roads", a song she has been translating for her school graduation, accompanied by Seiji and Nishi. Seiji is revealed to be the grandson of Nishi, and Shizuku and Seiji befriend each other. Seiji is learning to make violins to follow his dream as a master luthier. Days after the two meet, Seiji leaves for Cremona, Italy, for a two-month study with a master violin-maker, but not before professing his admiration for Shizuku’s talents. Firming her resolve, Shizuku decides to test her talents as well. Discussing with Yuko, she decides to pursue her writing seriously during the two months. She asks Nishi if she can write about The Baron, to which Nishi grants his consent on the condition that he will be the first to read the finished story.

Hungarian Summary:

Shizuku 14 éves kamaszlány, aki imád álmodozni. Hogy kiszakadjon a mindennapok szürkeségéből, szinte minden szabadidejét a könyvtárban tölti. A nyári szűndiőben elhatározza, hogy húsz könyvet fog elolvasni. Ahogy nézegeti a könyvtári könyveken a kölcsönző-kártyákat, különös dologra lesz figyelmes: az általa kivett könyveket egytől-egyig kikölcsönözte már előtte egy Amasawa Seiji nevű fiú. Shizuku kíváncsi lesz, hogy ki lehet a titokzatos olvasó... 

Voice cast / Hangok