Whisper of the Heart
Genres
Overview
Shizuku Tsukishima is a 3rd grade middle school student. She likes reading books. Shizuku meets Seiji Amasawa who is in the same grade and school that Shizuku attends. At first, she does not like him, but she becomes fascinated with his pursuit of his dream. Seiji also knows Shizuku's dream is to become a novelist. They vow to each other to achieve their dreams. Ten years later, Shizuku gave up her dream of becoming a novelist and now works as an editor for a publishing company that specializes in children's books. She struggles in her daily life at work. Meanwhile, Seiji is abroad and still pursuing his dream.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
114 min
Release Date
2022-10-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
12
Vote Average
6.2
Nana Seino
Shizuku Tsukishima
Yōko Moriguchi
Asako Tsukishima
Tori Matsuzaka
Seiji Amasawa
Yuki Yamada
Tatsuya Sugimura
Rio Uchida
Yuko Harada
Kei Tanaka
Sonomura
Masaomi Kondo
Shiro Nishi
Tsubasa Nakagawa
Young Seiji Amasawa
Runa Yasuhara
Young Shizuku Tsukishima
Takuma Otoo
[Shizuku's Director]
Marika Matsumoto
[Shizuku's Senior]
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