Studio Ghibli’s 1995 anime film Whisper of the Heart’s image of young romance is about as romanticized as it can be.
Childhood sweethearts find their promise might not be so easy to keep once they become adults.
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The movie debuts in Japanese theaters on October 14, conveniently just about two weeks before the Ghibli theme park, with its recreated locations from the Whisper of the Heart anime, opens on November 1.