A great new DVD release in the Ghibli ga Ippai (Ghibli Everywhere) collection, this is Whisper of the Heart (Japanese title "Mimi o sumaseba" also translated as "If you listen closely"). Directed by Yoshifumi Kondo and produced by Hayao Miyazaki, this tells the story of the Shizuku, an average 14 year old Japanese girl with a more than active imagination, and of the journey she makes from girlhood into something more, of first girlish love and a rite of passage. A pleasant story that's presented both subtitled in English on these two DVDs -- the only way you can enjoy this film in English! Other extras include all storyboards for the film, watchable in order with the film soundtrack, all film trailers, a feature on the artwork in Japanese, and more. A great Japanese animated film from Studio Ghibli!
This is the Main menu for the first disc. Options are View film, Chapter, Sound options and Subtitle options.
On the second disc, explore many options in the film. Options on this menu are Video extras, Chapter, Trailers from the other Ghibli releases, and News from Studio Ghibli.
This is the Video extras menu for the second disc. Options are View film (with storyboards), news of upcoming films by Mr. Miyazaki, the documentary on the dreamy artwork of background painter Naohisa Inoue, and more news on new works by Studio Ghibli.
Some of the most beautiful art and animation went into this feature film about young love and coming of age, with some of the best technical animation ever shown to us by the studio. The DVD is subtitled in English.
There are many extras on the disc, like a digitally-enhanced exploration of the beautiful backgrounds for the film, created by Naohisa Inoue, set to beautiful music.
As with the other Ghibli ga Ippai DVD releases, you can view all the storyboards from the film, complete with full movie soundtrack.
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