Whisper of the Heart

Name: Mimi o sumaseba
Genre: Drama
Released: 2022-10-14
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Nana Seino, Tôri Matsuzaka, Towa Araki

Original title: Mimi o sumaseba

2022
1h 54m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

176

YOUR RATING

Drama

Shizuku Tsukishima is a middle school student in the 3rd grade. She likes to read books. Shizuku meets Seiji Amasawa, who goes to the same class and school as Shizuku.Shizuku Tsukishima is a middle school student in the 3rd grade. She likes to read books. Shizuku meets Seiji Amasawa, who goes to the same class and school as Shizuku.Shizuku Tsukishima is a middle school student in the 3rd grade. She likes to read books. Shizuku meets Seiji Amasawa, who goes to the same class and school as Shizuku.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

176

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Soundtracks
Tsubasa o kudasai
Music by Kunihiko Murai
Lyrics by Michio Yamagami
Performed by Anne

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Review

Featured review

8/10

This is how Disney should make their live action

I watched Whisper Of The Heart (1995) when I was very young and it left a very deep impression on me. And now, I have the chance to watch its sequel and also live action of it. How did it go? Well, it went very well.

Shizuku and Seiji both are very well casted (teens and youth). Many scenes from its original can be seen here, with high quality and precision. Some modifications were made to fit the settings, such as Seiji learnt to be a cellist instead of violin maker, but it's alright. Overall, it's not affecting the story.

The story revolved around 25 years old Shizuku and Seiji in 1998, about Shizuku's working as an editor and Seiji chasing his dream as a cellist in Italy. Ten years of long distant relationship, can Shizuku and Seiji put aside their differences and become one although very far apart?!

Classic 8/10

Note: only one downside for me in this Ghibli classic live action, there's no Baroness for Baron, even though I really expected it.