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Delinquent girls accidentally poison a band, then become jazz legends? Absolute cinema.
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IMDb
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Audience Score
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Google
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Swing Girls (2004)

chaotic goodsweaty summerunderdog energy

Overview

ComedyMusic

A group of delinquent high school girls form a band when they accidentally poison their school's brass band and have to replace them.

Flag of JPJPJapanese
Content warning
school clubjapanese high schoolbukatsujapanschoolgirljazzsummer vacationhigh school bandschool music band

Standout Aspects

Acting

Ueno's deadpan chaos queen energy is unmatched

Direction

Yaguchi's kinetic editing makes math class feel epic

Best for:Friends: Group watch where everyone ends up air-drumming·Rewatch: When you need to believe in something again·Solo: Late night, snacks, sudden urge to learn saxophone
Shinobu Yaguchi

Director

Shinobu Yaguchi

ReleasedSep 11, 2004
Runtime1h 45m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feelmedium
Revenue$18.8M
TOHO
Fuji Television Network

Top Cast

Juri Ueno

Juri Ueno

Tomoko Suzuki

Yuta Hiraoka

Yuta Hiraoka

Takuo Nakamura

Shihori Kanjiya

Shihori Kanjiya

Yoshie Saito

Yuika Motokariya

Yuika Motokariya

Kaori Sekiguchi

Yukari Toyoshima

Yukari Toyoshima

Naomi Tanaka

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Tadahiko Ozawa

Nagisa Abe

Nagisa Abe

Reiko Shimoda

Noriko Eguchi

Noriko Eguchi

Musical Instruments Shop Assistant

Hana Kino

Hana Kino

Supermarket Manager

Fumiyo Kohinata

Fumiyo Kohinata

Yasumi Suzuki

Fumiko Mizuta

Fumiko Mizuta

Yuka Yamamoto

Madoka Matsuda

Madoka Matsuda

Yumiko Shimizu

Naomi Nishida

Naomi Nishida

Music School Student

Mutsuko Sakura

Mutsuko Sakura

Mie Suzuki

Miho Shiraishi

Miho Shiraishi

Yayoi Itami

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

The actresses trained for months and performed their own instrumentals—no miming, no substitutes.

Cultural

Part of Japan's 2000s 'bukatsu boom' films celebrating extracurricular obsession; helped launch Juri Ueno to stardom.

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Swing Girls (2004) ORIGINAL TRAILER

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