原 作：柊あおい りぼん（集英社刊） 平成元年８月号〜11月号 連載 |
Original Story:Hiraagi Aoi Girl's comic "Ribbon " (published by Shuueisha) Serialization from August to November, 1989 |
| 製作総指揮：徳間康快 監 督：近藤喜文 プロデューサー：鈴木敏夫 脚 本・絵コンテ：宮崎 駿 音 楽：野見祐二 |
Executive production:Tokuma Yasuyoshi Director:Kondoh Yoshifumi Producer:Suzuki Toshio Scenario:Storyboard Miyazaki Hayao Music:Nomi Yuuji |
| 主題歌：「カントリー・ロード」 原 曲： "Take Me Home, Country Roads" 原曲作詞・作曲： Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver 日本語訳詞：鈴木麻美子 補 作：宮崎 駿 編 曲：野見祐二 唄 ：本名陽子 |
Theme song:"Country Road" Original Title: "Take Me Home,Country Roads" Lyrics and Composition: Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver Japanese Translation:Suzuki Mamiko Supplemental Lyrics:Miyazaki Hayao Arrangement:Nomi Yuuji Singer:Honna Youko |
| 声の出演 月島 雫：本名陽子 天沢聖司：高橋一生 雫の父： 立花 隆 雫の母： 室井 滋 雫の姉： 山下容莉江 バロンBaron：露口 茂 地球屋主人：小林桂樹 高坂先生：高山みなみ 原田夕子：佳山麻衣子 杉 村： 中島義実 |
Voice Actors Shizuku:Honna Yohko Seiji:Takahashi Issei Shizuku's Father:Tachibana Takashi Shizuku's Mother:Muroi Shigeru Shizuku's Elder sister:Yamashita Yorie Baron:Tsuyuguchi Shigeru "Chikyuh-ya"the Earth shop owner: Kobayashi Keiki Kosaka teacher:Takayama Minami Harada Yuhko:Kayama Maiko Sugimura:Nakajima Yoshimi |
| 制 作 徳間書店 日本テレビ放送網 博報堂 スタジオジブリ 公開日：1995年7月15日 時 間：111分 配 給：東宝 配 収：18億円 |
Production Tokuma Shoten, NTV broadcasting network Hakuhoudoh, and Studio Ghibli Opening to the public:July 15, 1995 Screening time:111 minutes Distribution:Touhoh Distribution income:1,800,000,000 yen (about 1,630,000 dollars) |
The movie is based on a Japanese girls' comic. There are considerable differences between the movie and the comic, both in the content and the style of the artwork.
The original is a typical "girl's cartoon." The world is full of a girl's sweet dreams. The future of her life and a realistic view of the world do not mean much to Shizuku. Seiji is in a similar position when it comes to his life. However, when the movie was made the story was changed. Miyazaki Hayao largely changed their characters. The boy Seiji is aspiring to become a violin craftsman and study in Italy. The girl Shizuku is influenced by him and tries to confirm her own ability. As a result, she notices her ability and takes a greater interest in the course of her life. Shizuku and Seiji pledge their futures to each other at the end of the movie. This last scene is a little unrealistic, because they are too young. However, their souls have grown up enough, and they hereafter will grow up further.
Before being made into a film, "Mimi wo Sumaseba" comic was not known to
a lot of people. By leaving behind the peculiar charm of the original comic,
this movie is more easily understood by a hierarchy that is much greater
than the original. One sympathizes with Shizuku's attempts to live powerfully.
This homepage also deals with the movie.
(Special thanks to Mr.Aaron Maupin )
"If you listen carefully, you will hear a Whisper of the Heart"