Love Live! The School Idol Movie

"Make everyone's dreams come true!"

2015 1h 39m JA

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 63

AnimationMusicComedy

Synopsis

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Although μ's, the defending champions of the school idol tournament, plans to dissolve their group after the graduation of their senior members, they receive news that leads them to holding a concert event! The 9 girls continue to learn and grow in this new and unfamiliar world. What is the last thing that these girls can do as school idols? With the clock ticking, what kind of meaning will the μ's members find in performing the most exciting live performance?

“Make everyone's dreams come true!”

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Cast

Emi Nitta
Honoka Kōsaka (voice)
Aya Uchida
Kotori Minami (voice)
Suzuko Mimori
Umi Sonoda (voice)
Pile
Maki Nishikino (voice)
Yurika Kubo
Hanayo Koizumi (voice)
Riho Iida
Rin Hoshizora (voice)
Sora Tokui
Nico Yazawa / Cocoro Yazawa / Cocoa Yazawa / Cotaro Yazawa (voice)
Aina Kusuda
Nozomi Tōjō (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takahiko Kyougoku
Writers: Takahiko Kyougoku, Jukki Hanada
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.

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CAST

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251+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takahiko Kyougoku, shot by Daiki Sugiyama. 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 Yoshiaki Fujisawa. 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 Daisuke Imai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Emi Nitta and Aya Uchida and Suzuko Mimori carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Make everyone's dreams come true!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takahiko Kyougoku directs. Daiki Sugiyama behind the camera. Yoshiaki Fujisawa scores. Daisuke Imai cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
3251+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Takahiko Kyougoku, shot by Daiki Sugiyama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yoshiaki Fujisawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Daisuke Imai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Emi Nitta and Aya Uchida and Suzuko Mimori carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Make everyone's dreams come true!".
9IMDB entry: tt3837248 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 9 themes, including "dance", "friends", "slice of life", "school".