{"product_id":"whisper-of-the-heart-耳をすませば-mimi-o-sumaseba-original-release-japanese-b2-movie-poster-1995-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-o374","title":"“Whisper of the Heart” \/ 「耳をすませば」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1995 with Period Video \u0026 LaserDisc Release Sticker, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O374","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:fa4334b4-30d0-4937-971c-ecc6c6c73251-31\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:fa4334b4-30d0-4937-971c-ecc6c6c73251-31\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:fa4334b4-30d0-4937-971c-ecc6c6c73251-31\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-52\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"415cd2ed-8df2-4c9b-a101-36f20b7633e0\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"364\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"155\" data-end=\"202\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 poster printed in 1995\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"242\"\u003eWhisper of the Heart \/ 「耳をすませば」\u003c\/strong\u003e, the beloved Studio Ghibli coming-of-age romance directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"323\"\u003eYoshifumi Kondō\u003c\/strong\u003e from a screenplay by \u003cstrong data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"363\"\u003eHayao Miyazaki\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"531\"\u003eThis particular example carries an \u003cstrong data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"453\"\u003eoriginal period heart-shaped promotional sticker\u003c\/strong\u003e announcing the film’s forthcoming Japanese home-video and LaserDisc releases:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"587\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"552\"\u003e「’96 1・1 ビデオ発売」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"555\"\u003e“Video release: January 1, 1996”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"648\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"608\"\u003e「’96 1・25 LD発売」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"611\"\u003e“LaserDisc release: January 25, 1996”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"788\"\u003eThe sticker was applied for the film’s contemporary home-entertainment campaign and forms part of this poster’s period commercial history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"809\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"809\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"955\"\u003eSet in suburban Tokyo, Whisper of the Heart follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"885\"\u003eShizuku Tsukishima\u003c\/strong\u003e, a book-loving junior-high-school student with a passion for writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"1245\"\u003eWhile repeatedly borrowing books from her local library, Shizuku notices that the same mysterious name—\u003cstrong data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1077\"\u003eSeiji Amasawa\u003c\/strong\u003e—appears on many of the checkout cards before hers. Her curiosity eventually leads her to Seiji, an ambitious young violin maker determined to study his craft in Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1247\" data-end=\"1530\"\u003eTheir developing relationship forces Shizuku to confront her own creative ambitions and uncertainty about the future. Inspired by an antique figurine known as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1419\"\u003ethe Baron\u003c\/strong\u003e, she attempts to write her first novel and discover whether she possesses the discipline to pursue her dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1833\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1563\"\u003eYoshifumi Kondō\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film was written by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1589\" data-end=\"1607\"\u003eHayao Miyazaki\u003c\/strong\u003e, based on the manga by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"1646\"\u003eAoi Hiiragi\u003c\/strong\u003e, and produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1664\" data-end=\"1681\"\u003eStudio Ghibli\u003c\/strong\u003e. The principal Japanese voice cast includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1832\"\u003eYōko Honna, Issei Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana, Shigeru Muroi, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, and Keiju Kobayashi\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"2054\"\u003eWhisper of the Heart has become one of Studio Ghibli’s most cherished films, particularly admired for its sensitive treatment of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"2053\"\u003efirst love, adolescence, creative uncertainty, and the search for an individual voice\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2056\" data-end=\"2073\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2056\" data-end=\"2073\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2075\" data-end=\"2180\"\u003eThe poster uses a bright, open composition centred on \u003cstrong data-start=\"2129\" data-end=\"2179\"\u003eShizuku and Seiji riding together on a bicycle\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2182\" data-end=\"2498\"\u003eSeiji leans forward over the handlebars while Shizuku sits behind him in her red dress, the pair moving toward the viewer with a sense of youthful momentum. Their positioning evokes one of the film’s most memorable emotional sequences and immediately establishes the intimate relationship at the centre of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2500\" data-end=\"2771\"\u003eBehind them rises the distinctive hilltop house containing the antique shop and workshop associated with the Baron. Its intricate wooden balconies, steep roof, surrounding greenery, and brilliant summer sky create a warm and idyllic vision of the film’s suburban setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2773\" data-end=\"2814\"\u003eThe vertical blue tagline at right reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2816\" data-end=\"2835\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2816\" data-end=\"2835\"\u003e「好きなひとが、できました。」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2837\" data-end=\"2862\"\u003e“I found someone I like.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2864\" data-end=\"2971\"\u003eThe understated wording perfectly captures the film’s gentle and emotionally direct approach to first love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2973\" data-end=\"3252\"\u003eTwo smaller inset images appear at lower left. One shows Shizuku flying through the imagined fantasy world associated with her story, accompanied by the Baron. The other depicts the ensemble performing music together during the film’s celebrated rendition of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3232\" data-end=\"3252\"\u003e“Country Roads.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3254\" data-end=\"3286\"\u003eThe large handwritten red title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3288\" data-end=\"3300\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3288\" data-end=\"3300\"\u003e「耳をすませば」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3302\" data-end=\"3357\"\u003edominates the lower section, accompanied by the credit:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3359\" data-end=\"3392\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3359\" data-end=\"3392\"\u003e「宮崎 駿プロデュース・脚本・絵コンテ／近藤喜文監督作品」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3394\" data-end=\"3485\"\u003e“Produced, written and storyboarded by Hayao Miyazaki; a film directed by Yoshifumi Kondō.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3487\" data-end=\"3650\"\u003eThe familiar \u003cstrong data-start=\"3500\" data-end=\"3517\"\u003eStudio Ghibli\u003c\/strong\u003e emblem appears at the upper left, while the production, voice-cast, publishing, and distribution credits run along the lower margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3652\" data-end=\"3809\"\u003eA charming illustration of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3679\" data-end=\"3694\"\u003eMoon \/ Muta\u003c\/strong\u003e, the large cream-coloured cat whose wanderings help bring Shizuku and Seiji together, appears at the bottom right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3811\" data-end=\"3849\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3811\" data-end=\"3849\"\u003ePeriod Video and LaserDisc sticker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3851\" data-end=\"3947\"\u003eAt left is a large pink heart-shaped sticker announcing the film’s Japanese home-video campaign:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3949\" data-end=\"3990\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3949\" data-end=\"3968\"\u003e「’96 1・1 ビデオ発売」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3968\" data-end=\"3971\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3971\" data-end=\"3990\"\u003e「’96 1・25 LD発売」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3992\" data-end=\"4159\"\u003eThis sticker is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"4010\" data-end=\"4041\"\u003eperiod promotional addition\u003c\/strong\u003e, applied to advertise the January 1996 Video and LaserDisc releases shortly after the film’s original theatrical run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4161\" data-end=\"4454\"\u003eRather than being a later collector alteration, it reflects the poster’s continued official promotional use as the film moved from cinemas into the Japanese home-entertainment market. It provides a distinctive record of the transition between the theatrical and early physical-media campaigns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4456\" data-end=\"4472\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4456\" data-end=\"4472\"\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4474\" data-end=\"4583\"\u003eNumerous modern Studio Ghibli reproductions and decorative reprints of famous Ghibli imagery circulate today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4585\" data-end=\"4763\"\u003eThe example offered here is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"4616\" data-end=\"4654\"\u003eoriginal 1995 Japanese B2 printing\u003c\/strong\u003e, subsequently used during the official period campaign for the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"4725\" data-end=\"4762\"\u003e1996 Video and LaserDisc releases\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4765\" data-end=\"4846\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"4771\" data-end=\"4845\"\u003enot a modern reproduction, Ghibli retail reprint, or decorative poster\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4848\" data-end=\"4864\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4848\" data-end=\"4864\"\u003eRelease note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4866\" data-end=\"5100\"\u003eThis poster was originally printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"4904\" data-end=\"4912\"\u003e1995\u003c\/strong\u003e for the Japanese release campaign of Whisper of the Heart and later adapted for continued promotional use through the application of the official home-video and LaserDisc release sticker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5102\" data-end=\"5172\"\u003eIt is a standard Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"5128\" data-end=\"5146\"\u003eB2-size poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, measuring approximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5174\" data-end=\"5211\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5174\" data-end=\"5211\"\u003e51.5 × 72.8 cm \/ 20 × 28.7 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5213\" data-end=\"5226\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5213\" data-end=\"5226\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5228\" data-end=\"5368\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5228\" data-end=\"5252\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e The poster retains bright colour, clean white space, crisp character artwork, and excellent overall display impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5370\" data-end=\"5578\"\u003eThere are only light signs of age and handling consistent with an original Japanese promotional poster from the mid-1990s. The period heart-shaped release sticker remains firmly attached and presents clearly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5580\" data-end=\"5614\"\u003eThe reverse is blank, as expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5616\" data-end=\"5636\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5616\" data-end=\"5636\"\u003eReference: O374.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5638\" data-end=\"5726\"\u003ePlease review the photographs carefully, as they show the exact poster offered for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5728\" data-end=\"5851\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"5739\" data-end=\"5850\"\u003eoriginal 1995 Japanese Studio Ghibli B2 poster with its period 1996 Video and LaserDisc promotional sticker\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5853\" data-end=\"5885\"\u003eIt is now \u003cstrong data-start=\"5863\" data-end=\"5884\"\u003eover 30 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5887\" data-end=\"5929\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"5893\" data-end=\"5928\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5931\" data-end=\"5972\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5931\" data-end=\"5972\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57070282899834,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-07-15T061533.579.jpg?v=1784063749","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/whisper-of-the-heart-%e8%80%b3%e3%82%92%e3%81%99%e3%81%be%e3%81%9b%e3%81%b0-mimi-o-sumaseba-original-release-japanese-b2-movie-poster-1995-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-o374","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}