Whisper of the Heart

is a 2022 Japanese romantic drama film written and directed by Yūichirō Hirakawa based on the 1989 manga of the same name by Aoi Hiiragi. Co-distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Shochiku, it takes place ten years after the original manga (as well as the 1995 anime film with the same name), and focuses on adult Shizuku and Seiji. The film stars Nana Seino and Tori Matsuzaka. Whisper of the Heart was released in Japan on October 14, 2022. The film marked the first live-action film adaptation based on the manga. Premise A 24-year-old Shizuku has given up her dreams as a novelist, but works hard at the children's book publishing company as an editor. On the other hand, Seiji still follows his dream abroad, even as the distance between him and Shizuku grows ever more. Cast Nana Seino as Shizuku Tsukishima Runa Yasuhara as young Shizuku Tori Matsuzaka as Seiji Amasawa Tsubasa Nakagawa as young Seiji Rio Uchida as Yūko Harada Sara Sumitomo as young Yūko Yuki Yamada as Tatsuya Sugimura Towa Araki as young Tatsuya