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Whisper of the Heart - Shizuku Tsukishima, a 14 year old high school girl notices "Seiji Amasawa" on all the check cards one evening in a library. The following day Shizuku meets up with her friend Yūko Harada. In the library she sees the same name again and asks the teacher. The teacher tells her to ask the older ones. Shizuku rendezvous with Yuko and presents her the sample of the song Shizuku has been writing for graduation. Yuko mentions of the love let, but already likes another classmate – Sugimura. On her way back home, Shizuku abruptly realizes she left her back behind. She hurries back there to a find a boy of the same age reading it. He hands it to her, they talk and calls her song "corny" which leaves her feeling irritable for the rest of the night. Shizuku's sister Shiho gets home and tells on her for slacking off on her daily chores. The following day, Shiho tells Shizuku to give their father his lunch at the library. On the train heading there, Shizuku sees a lone cat. When it gets off at Shizuku's station, she decides to stalk it. It stops at an antique shop, where she sees the statue of a cat in formal clothing. The owner of the shop, Nishi-san, informs her his name is Baron Humbert von Jikkingen. He also shows her a recently restored Grandfather clock, that tells a tale of the King of the Dwarves and a Fairy Queen. Shizuku is in awe, considering the shop a place where stories begin. Inspired by Seiji's utter determination to realize his own dream, she writes a story about the feline-shaped sculpture coming to life.


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51 Comments:

Sinjid said...

Flash to the past!

I watched this like 10 years ago, its hilarious!

Anonymous said...

what just happened...i cant believe i just sat through this entire movie.

Richard gunshotmaster@hotmail.com said...

I saw the baron story befor this and now it all makes sence this film is wonderful and a true love story :D thx for the add your anime now and thx for doing movies again :D

TeleViewer said...

wow, gotta agree with anonymous here, i cant believe i even watched this movie. extreme waste of time for me. i usually like the movies they post but this just was a waste of my time.

Anonymous said...

it makes sense u just have to follow the story indirectly but then again i belong in an insane asylm

Anonymous said...

It was an EXCELLENT movie. BEAUTIFUL... I loved it!!!

Anonymous said...

that was a really really good movie.

Anonymous said...

BORING!

Anonymous said...

This one was just completely boring and stupid.

Anonymous said...

If I took part in making this movie I would fire myself a million times over

Anonymous said...

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GOOD ACTION MOVIES!!! COME ON!...ANOTher sappy love story?..GIve me some fighting and things blowing up here!. Im Beggin YA!

Anonymous said...

This movie was fantastic! Ok, all except for the last 1 minute, but whatever - it was a visual masterpiece. Every detail was perfectly a reminder of Asia (China for myself). So many realistic elements really made this a wonderful film...even down to the trash on the streets, the water heaters in the kitchen, riding on the back of the bicycles, etc...

Chemical - X said...

Something different from the samurai slashing, demon hacking across the seven seas type of anime. I was mainly caught by the emphasis that was put into the environment outside of the characters in this movie. No high end Computer generated graphics but pure talent. Hats off Youranimenow a neat selection. Chemical - X

Anonymous said...

It's not a sappy romance unless you let it be... it's really about a girl and how she grows to be a woman. It's a beautiful story, and as Chemical-X says, the animation itself is lovely.
Not to mention that slashing and hacking gets repetitive after a while. ;)

shuray said...

that was a really really good movie I loved it!!!

Anonymous said...

This is very good movie I enjoyed it. best part is no magic or sword fighting in srange world, but in real life verson.

Anonymous said...

WOw....That was way too tender for me, i love it when there is action and romance blooms with in the kaos...=) Thats how I like it lol

Memaru-chan said...

Awwwwww! How cute ^__^ and I actually got it, too! It kinda makes you wish your soul mate would just find you, huh?
Amazing story, and all the guys who say it was lame or boring, well, you are probably a guy and wouldn't understand.

Anonymous said...

i loved it! ive seen the baron in an neko story b4, way cool to find him in another! ty for the movie!

Anonymous said...

The story is alright, however it takes forever to develope and is not very exciting...
I recomend this movie if you like corny love stories with very litle plot content.

Ashleigh(: said...

I agree with Memaru-chan and Anonymous, It makes you wish you would find your soul mate ^^
-Sighs dreamily-

I also love it when love blooms during action ;D Action, Romance and Humour all mixed together is my favourite type of movie :D

Marta-chan said...

i loved this ^^ they made a good movie out of a not so much good charather drawing.but i cant draw good so ill give it a 5/5 :p

Anonymous said...

What the fuck happened to the ending! The fucking movie just started all over again in the middle of those to fuckers fighting! BULL FUCKING SHIT!

Anonymous said...

in order to see the second part go to player 1 then skip to part 2

Anonymous said...

i know how sugimura felt after tsukishima said she only sees him as a friend, it hurts. and all those who say it's boring and pointless can jump off a cliff. and dont go saying i'm a woman just because i like the film coz I'M A GUY. thanks youranimenow great film :)

Anonymous said...

heeeeey!!!! wtf!!! what kind of ending was that ?!?!? there was noo closure at all! tch.....well whatever, that movie was pro anyway, really well done.

Brendan Milton said...

I liked that movie, it was simple yet heart-felt and although it didnt really have much point it was very entertaining. Great stuff!

Anonymous said...

cant belive i watched this crap

Anonymous said...

Put up a new movie god d*** is there anytthing out there that you can play WITH ACTION in it

Anonymous said...

It was an ok movie i didnt think the graphics were all that good and i am not a fan of this type of movie to me it was a waste of time but that is only because it doesnt fit my tastes. I understand what the movie is and the storyline is excellent for this type of movie. It is done really well and like a lot of the anime/movies on YourAnimeNow.com it is a good pick. I wont watch it again however but i would recommend it to those that like the rommantic type of movies

Anonymous said...

Guys, this is not an action movie so you can't expect it to be one... also Miyazaki is the best so you should not criticize him so openly. Americans have no manners!

Anonymous said...

hey im american and i love miyazaki's work he does some of the best movies ive ever seen.this is one of his top five in my book.

Anonymous said...

also is that realy how it ends and whats the name of the other movie/movies that go with this one.

Anonymous said...

ok i under stand that this not an ACTION movie but this is an action cartoon web site. the lovy dovy cartoons have more action in it then this do if i wanted to see lovy dovy i'll go to a lovy dovy web site so fuck u to who ever said i don't have manners

Anonymous said...

say Im from america. First time watching a movie like this and it was cool!

Anonymous said...

in order to see the second part go to player 1 then skip to part 2

Anonymous said...

Wow! I don't usually like this type of movie- I'm more the action/fantasy type of person- but I like this. The music is cool, it has precise details, and the storyline and characterization are so well done!

~~Ok, people! If you don't like this type of a movie, don't watch it! And don't waste both yours and other people's time by commenting on what 'crap' it is! The least you can do is not comment at all and leave the others in peace. Is it so hard to not complain? You're giving us Americans a bad name! >.<

~Ma'am or Sir who said that Americans are so rude: ...You're probably right. ^_^' Maybe I ask, however, that you do not generalize people so much by their country? As far as I can see (which, mind you, is not so far) it's the human race that needs to learn manners, among other things. Yes, some places are more to the extreme. But that doesn't mean everyone else is perfect... I hope I'm not being too pushy! ^_^'

Anonymous said...

eh.. good movie..

slimer9282 said...

its good ive really love it thanks

Anonymous said...

why is this movies still here?

this movie has been here 4 way 2 long

what like what 4 months? change it!

Anonymous said...

movie of the week, 62 weeks in a row now i think...lol

Anonymous said...

wtf change the god damn movie u slow ass bitches

Anonymous said...

damn ia want to watch this with dub.

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Nicolas said...

this was so cute i loved it

Anonymous said...

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trunks-freak said...

is this a miyazaki movie...it said that it was a Studio Ghibly film

 

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