K-ON! The Movie

2011 1h 50m JA

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7.9

BANGER

★7.9TMDB · 116

AnimationFamilyAdventureComedyMusic

Synopsis

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With graduation right around the corner, every member of the Light Music Club except for Azusa will be leaving for good. But the girls aren’t going to let something as silly as graduation tear them apart! For their final hurrah, the girls are going on the ultimate vacation tour— all the way to London! Their overseas journey will lead them on a trip of discovery and friendship as they take the stage one last time for their final encore together.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aki Toyosaki
Yui Hirasawa (voice)
Yoko Hikasa
Mio Akiyama (voice)
Satomi Sato
Ritsu Tainaka (voice)
Minako Kotobuki
Tsumugi Kotobuki (voice)
Ayana Taketatsu
Azusa Nakano (voice)
Madoka Yonezawa
Ui Hirasawa (voice)
Chika Fujitou
Nodoka Manabe (voice)
Asami Sanada
Sawako Yamanaka (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Naoko Yamada
Writers: Reiko Yoshida, Tatsuya Ishihara, Naoko Yamada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Naoko Yamada, shot by Rin Yamamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hajime Hyakkoku. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kengo Shigemura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Aki Toyosaki and Yoko Hikasa and Satomi Sato carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1909796 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Naoko Yamada directs. Rin Yamamoto behind the camera. Hajime Hyakkoku scores. Kengo Shigemura cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2Directed by Naoko Yamada, shot by Rin Yamamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Hajime Hyakkoku. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kengo Shigemura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Aki Toyosaki and Yoko Hikasa and Satomi Sato carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1909796 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 16 themes, including "high school", "london, england", "england", "slice of life".
8Released under 19 different titles around the world.