Whisper of the Heart (耳をすませば) is a 1995 Japanese animated drama film directed by Yoshifumi Kondo and scripted by Hayao Miyazaki based on the manga of the same name by Aoi Hiiragi. It was the first theatrical Studio Ghibli film to be directed by someone other than Miyazaki or Isao Takahata, and the only film to be directed by Yoshifumi Kondō.
A semi-spin-off film entitled The Cat Returns that focused on a minor character of the film, Baron, was released in 2002.
English Voice Cast[]
- Brittany Snow - Shizuku Tsukishima
- David Gallagher - Seiji Amasawa
- James B. Sikking - Seiya Tsukishima
- Jean Smart - Asako Tsukishima
- Courtney Thorne-Smith - Shiho Tsukishima
- Harold Gould - Shirou Nishi
- Cary Elwes - The Baron
- Ashley Tisdale - Yuuko Harada
- Martin Spanjers - Sugimura
- Mika Boorem - Kinuyo
- Jillian Bowen - High School Student
- A.J. Buckley - High School Student
- Erin Chambers - High School Student
- Jacy DeFilippo - High School Student
- Courtnee Draper - High School Student
- Scott McAfee - High School Student
- Aaron Nelms - High School Student
- Ryan O'Donohue - High School Student
- Bradley Pierce - High School Student
- Deanna Russo - High School Student
Additional Voices[]
- Jeff Bennett
- Doug Burch
- Corey Burton - Minami
- Vicki Davis - Kosaka
- Melissa Disney
- Judi Durand
- Walker Edmiston - Kita
- Jeffrey Todd Fischer
- Charles Kimbrough
- Daamen Krall
- Abigail Mavity - Nao
- Jeremy Maxwell
- Paige Pollack
- Noreen Reardon
- Grace Rolek
- Rebecca Wink