I just realised something!
The version of 'Country Roads' in Whisper of the Heart is more heartfelt, more evocative, better-written, and just plain superior to the original version.
Oh, Studio Ghibli. Nevar change.
...Has ANYBODY ELSE IN THE WORLD actually seen this movie, by the way? It's a brilliant little piece and the man who made it is actually a rather tragic figure. Whisper of the Heart was the only movie that Kondo Yoshifumi was ever able to make on his own. He literally worked himself to death doing animation for Princess Mononoke two years later.
Oh, Studio Ghibli. Nevar change.
...Has ANYBODY ELSE IN THE WORLD actually seen this movie, by the way? It's a brilliant little piece and the man who made it is actually a rather tragic figure. Whisper of the Heart was the only movie that Kondo Yoshifumi was ever able to make on his own. He literally worked himself to death doing animation for Princess Mononoke two years later.