Yoshifumi Kondo

The Profile

Japanese animator and director best known for directing the 1995 Studio Ghibli film Whisper of the Heart (Mimi o Sumaseba). He worked on many Studio Ghibli and pre-Ghibli productions and died in 1998 from an aneurysm.

Directed Whisper of the Heart (Mimi o Sumaseba, 1995); the screenplay was by Hayao Miyazaki; produced by Studio Ghibli. Mentioned in reviews as having been regarded as a potential successor to Miyazaki and Takahata. Died in 1998 of an aneurysm.

One DeBaser review praises Yoshifumi Kondo's 1995 film Whisper of the Heart as a Ghibli masterpiece. The review highlights Miyazaki's screenplay, Kondo's direction, the film's coming-of-age themes, and its use of John Denver's "Country Roads." Kondo's premature death in 1998 is mentioned.