Colorful vs Whisper of the Heart
Whisper of the Heart has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.2/10 for Colorful). Whisper of the Heart is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 2h 7m. Whisper of the Heart is the older of the two (1995 against 2010). Both are animation, drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Colorful
Whisper of the Heart| Colorful | Whisper of the Heart | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 1995 |
| Length | 2h 7m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, Family | Animation, Drama, Family |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Keiichi Hara | Yoshifumi Kondo |
| Main cast | Akiyoshi Nakao, Hideyuki Tanaka, Akiko Yajima, Keiji Fujiwara, Kumiko Aso | Mayumi Izuka, Minami Takayama, Yoko Honna, Issey Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana |
Synopsis
Colorful
Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Kobayashi Makoto, who has just committed suicide. Watched over by a neutral spirit named Purapura, the soul must figure out what his greatest sin and mistake in his former life was, before his time limit in Makoto's body runs out. He also has a number of other lesser…
Whisper of the Heart
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: 'Seiji Amasawa'.
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