Whisper of the Heart

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.

Original Japanese Cast

 * Yōko Honna (本名 陽子) - Shizuku Tsukishima
 * Issei Takahashi (高橋 一生) - Seiji Amasawa
 * Takashi Tachibana (立花 隆) - Yasuya Tsukishima
 * Shigeru Muroi (室井 滋) - Asako Tsukishima
 * Shigeru Tsuyuguchi (露口 茂) - The Baron
 * Keiju Kobayashi (小林 桂樹) - Shirou Nishi
 * Yorie Yamashita (山下 容莉枝) - Shiho Tsukishima
 * Minami Takayama (高山 みなみ) - Kousaka-sensei
 * Maiko Yoshiyama (佳山 麻衣子) - Yuuko Harada
 * Yoshimi Nakajima (中島 義実) - Sugimura
 * Mayumi Iizuka (飯塚 雅弓) - Kinuyo
 * Daisuke Fujita (藤田 大助) - Male Student
 * Tatsuya Okada (岡田 達也) - Shizuku's Friend
 * Haruhiko Nakamura (中村 晴彦) - Yuuko's Father
 * Naohisa Inoue (井上 直久) - Shizuku's Friend
 * Masako Usui (笛吹 雅子) - Math Teacher
 * Suguru Egawa (江川 卓) - Baseball Commentator
 * Shiro Kishibe (岸部シロー) - Homeroom Teacher
 * Daisuke Fujita (藤田 大助) - Male Student
 * Tatsuya Okada (岡田 達也) - Shizuku's Friend
 * Haruhiko Nakamura (中村 晴彦) - Yuuko's Father
 * Naohisa Inoue (井上 直久) - Shizuku's Friend
 * Masako Usui (笛吹 雅子) - Math Teacher
 * Suguru Egawa (江川 卓) - Baseball Commentator
 * Shiro Kishibe (岸部シロー) - Homeroom Teacher
 * Tatsuya Okada (岡田 達也) - Shizuku's Friend
 * Haruhiko Nakamura (中村 晴彦) - Yuuko's Father
 * Naohisa Inoue (井上 直久) - Shizuku's Friend
 * Masako Usui (笛吹 雅子) - Math Teacher
 * Suguru Egawa (江川 卓) - Baseball Commentator
 * Shiro Kishibe (岸部シロー) - Homeroom Teacher
 * Tatsuya Okada (岡田 達也) - Shizuku's Friend
 * Haruhiko Nakamura (中村 晴彦) - Yuuko's Father
 * Naohisa Inoue (井上 直久) - Shizuku's Friend
 * Masako Usui (笛吹 雅子) - Math Teacher
 * Suguru Egawa (江川 卓) - Baseball Commentator
 * Shiro Kishibe (岸部シロー) - Homeroom Teacher
 * Suguru Egawa (江川 卓) - Baseball Commentator
 * Shiro Kishibe (岸部シロー) - Homeroom Teacher