“Country road, may lead me home…”
Join us as we proudly present one of Studio Ghibli’s most poignant works, Yoshifumi Kondō’s 1995 coming-of-age romance WHISPER OF THE HEART! Written by Hayao Miyazaki, WHISPER is a rarely screened anime classic, and a must-see for Ghibli fans or anyone who can recall being young and in love.
A quasi-prequel to 2002’s popular THE CAT RETURNS!
Posters and Japanese snacks at the stand.
SUBTITLED VERSION: Sat, August 12th at 11:30 AM
ENGLISH VERSION: Sun, August 13th at 11:30 AM
From GKIDS:
Shizuku is spending her last summer vacation before high school reading and translating foreign music into Japanese. Perusing the eclectic selection of books she has checked out from the library, her curiousity is piqued when she notices that the name Seiji appears before hers on the checkout card of each one. Through a series of curious and magical incidents, she comes to meet and establishes a connection to Seiji – who has dreams of becoming a famous violinmaker in Italy, while she has aspirations of becoming a writer. As their life goals pull them in different directions, Shizuku and Seiji are determined to remain true to their feelings for one another.
A masterpiece about the awakening of creative talent, Whisper of the Heart was the first and only full-length feature by Hayao Miyazaki’s protégé Yoshifumi Kondo before his sudden death at the young age of 47. It remains one of the classics of Japanese animation.
