Our Departures vs Whisper of the Heart
Whisper of the Heart has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.8/10 for Our Departures). Whisper of the Heart is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 2h . Whisper of the Heart is the older of the two (1995 against 2018). Both are drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Our Departures
Whisper of the Heart| Our Departures | Whisper of the Heart | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 1995 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Drama, Family | Animation, Drama, Family |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Yasuhiro Yoshida | Yoshifumi Kondo |
| Main cast | Jun Kunimura, Hitomi Miyauchi, Houka Kinoshita, Munetaka Aoki, Mariko Tsutsui | Mayumi Izuka, Minami Takayama, Yoko Honna, Issey Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana |
Synopsis
Our Departures
Akira is widowed and left with a pre-teen stepson. Travelling with him to her late husband's hometown, she meets her odd father-in-law and yet decides to make a go of living and working there. She attends training and joins the railway company where her father-in-law works and her late man dreamt of ending up as a child.
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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