Whisper of the Heart, a 1995 adaptation of the Aoi Hiiragi manga Mimi o Sumaseba, dares to subvert this standard. Director Yoshifumi Kondō and screenwriter Hayao Miyazaki follow 14-year-old ...

After “Whisper of the Heart,” he was expected to take over the studio when Miyazaki retired. But Kondô died suddenly in 1998, at the age of 47. The movie he made, though, lives on.

Released during the summer of 1995, Whisper of the Heart will feel quite different to anyone who only knows Studio Ghibli for their imaginative fantasy films. (The art commonly used to promote the ...

Yoshifumi Kondo’s anime “Whisper of the Heart” became a critical and popular success following its release in 1995. Based on a manga by Aoi Hiiragi, the film grossed more than any other ...

Whisper of the Heart reimagines Aoi Hiiragi’s manga Mimi wo Sumaseba for both a new generation and fans of the sensational and classic manga.