Whisper of the Heart (1995) - The Pixels

On the surface, you may think that Whisper of the Heart doesn’t have much to offer by way of entertainment. At a glance, it seems like it may be a dud in the Ghibli canon. Its cover art may seem uninspired and it might look ordinary, boring, dull. It’s even the first Ghibli film to be directed by someone either than Miyazaki and Takahata, and that may cause some expectation of sub-par quality. But in actuality, surpassing expectations is what Whisper of the Heart is about. This is a film which really surprised me with its heart, its thematic depth, and its wisdom for the artists in the audience. The screenplay was written by Hayao Miyazaki but Whisper of the Heart marked the directorial debut of Yoshifumi Kondo. I sense a little caution from the director in this work. He must have had some sense of standing among giants when he undertook this project. Apparently, he was being groomed as the inheritor of Studio Ghibli. Tragically, Kondo passed away from an aneurysm at the age of 47. Whi

On the surface, you may think that Whisper of the Heart doesn’t have much to offer by way of entertainment. At a glance, it seems like it may be a dud in the Ghibli canon. Its cover art may seem uninspired and it might look ordinary, boring, dull. It’s even the first Ghibli film to be directed by someone either than Miyazaki and Takahata, and that may cause some expectation of sub-par quality. But in actuality, surpassing expectations is what Whisper of the Heart is about. This is a film which really surprised me with its heart, its thematic depth, and its wisdom for the artists in the audienc