Production info
| Director | Yoshifumi Kondō |
|---|---|
| Producer | Toshio Suzuki |
| Screenplay | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Release year | 1995 |
| Runtime (minutes) | 111 |
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'. Curious as to who he is, Shizuku meets a boy her age whom she finds infuriating, but discovers to her shock that he is her 'Prince of Books'. As she grows closer to him, she realises that he merely read all those books to bring himself closer to her. The boy Seiji aspires to be a violin maker in Italy, and it is his dreams that make Shizuku realise that she has no clear path for her life. Knowing that her strength lies in writing, she tests her talents by writing a story about Baron, a cat statuette belonging to Seiji's grandfather.
Ratings & achievements
| Rotten Tomatoes | 91/100 |
|---|---|
| Worldwide box office | $4420615 |
| Budget | $7000000.00 |
Box-office ranking 14/19 among Studio Ghibli films with available data.
Rotten Tomatoes score ranking 14/22.
Species (1)
Runtime vs other Ghibli films
Whisper of the Heart runs 111 minutes — close to the Ghibli average (106 minutes). 9/22 other Ghibli films are longer.
Films from the same decade 1990s
| Film | Year | Director | RT | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only Yesterday | 1991 | Isao Takahata | 100 | $608562 |
| Porco Rosso | 1992 | Hayao Miyazaki | 94 | $1458536 |
| Pom Poko | 1994 | Isao Takahata | 78 | $1279218 |
| Princess Mononoke | 1997 | Hayao Miyazaki | 92 | $170333762 |
| My Neighbors the Yamadas | 1999 | Isao Takahata | 75 | $22261 |
Films sharing the same genre
Films sharing genre (Animation, Drama, Family) with Whisper of the Heart:
| Film | Year | Director | RT | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grave of the Fireflies | 1988 | Isao Takahata | 97 | $801143 |
| My Neighbors the Yamadas | 1999 | Isao Takahata | 75 | $22261 |
| From Up on Poppy Hill | 2011 | Gorō Miyazaki | 83 | $61485364 |
| Only Yesterday | 1991 | Isao Takahata | 100 | $608562 |
| The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | 2013 | Isao Takahata | 100 | $24751400 |
| My Neighbor Totoro | 1988 | Hayao Miyazaki | 93 | $30327833 |
Same screenwriter: Hayao Miyazaki
| Film | Year | Director | RT | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Up on Poppy Hill | 2011 | Gorō Miyazaki | 83 | $61485364 |