Movie: Mimi wo sumaseba (1995)
“A young girl finds that all the books she chooses in the library have been previously checked out by the same boy. Later she meets a very infuriating fellow… could it be her “friend” from the library? The boy’s grandfather has a violin sales and service shop. The boy wants to be a violin maker like his grandfather. Written by Dana Anthony {ranthony@intrex.net}”
- Director: Yoshifumi Kondo
- Release Date: 15 July 1995 (Japan)
- Run Time: 111 min
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Animation , Drama , Romance
Tagline: Suki na hito ga dekimashita!
Trivia: During the filming for the earlier “Majo no Takkyubin” (Kiki’s Delivery Service-lit. Witch’s Express Delivery) (1989), there was concern that the name of the film, along with the character “Jiji”, a black cat, would create a trademark conflict with Kuroneko Takkyubin (Black Cat Express Delivery). Kuroneko Takkyubin is like UPS or FedEx in the US and has a black cat as its logo. A compromise was reached when Kuroneko Takkyubin agreed to act as a sponsor for the film. “Mimi wo Sumaseba” (1995), set in 1990′s Japan, features “cameos” by several of Kuroneko Takkyubin’s distinctive green and tan delivery trucks, including a shot of one in traffic early on, when Shizuku arrives at school, when she and Yuko are walking from school, and during the closing credits (where the logo is clearly visible). There may be many others in background shots.
Goofs: Continuity: It is not clear whether this is a mistake or a hint that the Baron is alive, but in every scene that the Baron is shown, he looks different than the time before (position of hands, cane and hat).