Whisper of the Heart (1995)
耳をすませば
I found someone I like.
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Whisper of the Heart rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.8/10· 82K votes
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic75%
TMDb7.9/10· 2K votesWith 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.8/10 on IMDb and 75/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About Whisper of the Heart
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."
Cast of Whisper of the Heart
Yoko Honna
as Shizuku Tsukishima (voice)
Issey Takahashi
as Seiji Amasawa (voice)
Takashi Tachibana
as Seiya Tsukishima (voice)
Shigeru Muroi
as Asako Tsukishima (voice)
Minami Takayama
as Teacher Kosaka (voice)
Mayumi Izuka
as Kinuyo (voice)
Yorie Yamashita
as Shiho Tsukishima (voice)
Keiju Kobayashi
as Shiro Nishi (voice)
Naohisa Inoue
as Tall Friend of Mr. Nishi (voice)
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
as The Baron (voice)
Toshio Suzuki
as (voice)
- M
Maiko Kayama
as Yuko Harada (voice)
Whisper of the Heart facts
- Original title
- 耳をすませば
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Beautifully crafted anime adaptation balances romance and dreams
- •Coming-of-age narrative feels authentic to teenage aspirations
- •Supporting cat character adds whimsy without derailing story focus
What the audience disliked
- •Pacing occasionally meanders through educational sequences
- •Second half lacks dramatic urgency despite strong setup
Trailer
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