Due to the economic recession, the orchestra is shut down. The members hear later that the orchestra will be reformed. Only some of the members, who have not yet been rehired, gather for the orchestra. For the first time since they disbanded the orchestra plays together, but they sound horrible. At that time, the conductor Tetsusaburo Tendou appears in front of them.
Acting
Toshiyuki Nishida's explosive conductor — terrifying, hilarious, weirdly inspiring.
Sound
The gloriously AWFUL initial rehearsal — you can feel the cringe through the speakers.
Director
Shotaro Kobayashi
Tori Matsuzaka
Shinichi Kousaka
Toshiyuki Nishida
Tetsusaburo Tendou
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Amane Tachibana
Yutaka Matsushige
Hiroaki Soma
Kyūsaku Shimada
Shuzo Shimaoka
Satoru Saito
Kaoru Icchouda
Goro Oishi
Isao Murakami
Tomoya Nakamura
Hiroshi Tange
Seminosuke Murasugi
Naoto Kabe
Moro Morooka
Minoru Suzuki
Katsuya Kobayashi
Shukei Itami
Aoba Kawai
Ryoko Sakaki
Mari Hamada
Yukie Tani
Tetsuhiro Ikeda
Toru Imaizumi
Kanji Furutachi
Kentaro Akutsu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Akira Saso's manga — the film condenses multiple story arcs, which explains the 129-minute runtime.
The 2008 recession backdrop mirrors real Japanese orchestra funding crises; several regional symphonies actually dissolved during this period.
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