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Whisper of the Heart

Whisper of the Heart

20226.21h 54m

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.

Directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa
Written by Aoi Hiiragi, Yuichiro Hirakawa
Produced by Asami Nishi, Yoshiya Nagasawa, Hirotaka Aragaki
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Top Cast

Nana Seino

Nana Seino

Shizuku Tsukishima

Yōko Moriguchi

Yōko Moriguchi

Asako Tsukishima

Tori Matsuzaka

Tori Matsuzaka

Seiji Amasawa

Yuki Yamada

Yuki Yamada

Tatsuya Sugimura

Rio Uchida

Rio Uchida

Yuko Harada

Kei Tanaka

Kei Tanaka

Sonomura

Masaomi Kondo

Masaomi Kondo

Shiro Nishi

Tsubasa Nakagawa

Tsubasa Nakagawa

Young Seiji Amasawa

Runa Yasuhara

Runa Yasuhara

Young Shizuku Tsukishima

Takuma Otoo

Takuma Otoo

[Shizuku's Director]

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based on mangacalmgentle

About Whisper of the Heart

Whisper of the Heart is a drama, family film released in 2022 exploring themes of based on manga, calm, gentle. Directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa, it stars Nana Seino, Yōko Moriguchi, Tori Matsuzaka. 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.

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