Whisper of the Heart

I watched this movie about a couple of weeks ago, and I have to say, it’s actually quite nice! It’s not directed by Hayao Miyazaki, but by Kondo Yoshifumi, and that’s the most fascinating thing! It’s the only Ghibli movie that I’ve watched and liked that’s not by Hayao Miyazaki.

This movie is about a young girl named Shizuku who likes to read. She reads books that she borrows from her school and public library, and every time she checks the library card, she cannot help noticing a name, Seiji. When she meets him, he teases her and makes her really mad, but she didn’t know that he was Seiji. As the days pass, she discovers that he was Seiji, and that he’s ambition was to become a violin maker. He goes to Italy to study with a master for two months, and Shizuku was really depressed during that time. She decided to write a book, which in Japanese was 耳をすませば which meant If You Listen Closely.

Early one morning, she looks out her window and sees Seiji, and she couldn’t believe her eyes. She rushes out to meet him, who asks her to mount his bike. He brings her to the top of a hill to watch the sunrise. While they watch, Seiji proposes to Shizuku (WEIRD!!! They’re only 14…) and she said yes (I can’t believe she actually said 'yes'!!! That’s really, REALLY weird…). THE END