The Anthem of the Heart

"Beautiful word, beautiful world."

2015 1h 59m JA

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7.6

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★7.6TMDB · 444

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Synopsis

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A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?

“Beautiful word, beautiful world.”

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Cast

Inori Minase
Jun Naruse (voice)
Koki Uchiyama
Takumi Sakagami (voice)
Sora Amamiya
Natsuki Nito (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Daiki Tazaki (voice)
Taishi Murata
Itsuki Mishima (voice)
Rie Takahashi
Yōko Uno (voice)
Shizuka Ishigami
Asuka Eda (voice)
Takanori Ooyama
Motoki Aizawa (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tatsuyuki Nagai
Writers: Tatsuyuki Nagai, Mari Okada, Masayoshi Tanaka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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CAST

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai, shot by Hiroyuki Moriyama. 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 mito. 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 Shigeru Nishiyama 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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Inori Minase and Koki Uchiyama and Sora Amamiya carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Beautiful word, beautiful world.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4489416 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Tatsuyuki Nagai directs. Hiroyuki Moriyama behind the camera. mito scores. Shigeru Nishiyama cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2200+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
3Directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai, shot by Hiroyuki Moriyama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by mito. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Shigeru Nishiyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Inori Minase and Koki Uchiyama and Sora Amamiya carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Beautiful word, beautiful world.".
8IMDB entry: tt4489416 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hiroyuki Moriyama
Original score: mito
Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama
Runtime: 119 min · 1h 59m
Status: Released
Box office: $8,852,989
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Anthem of the Heart (2015)

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What people are saying

Reno2016-05-23
★ 5/10
A quadrangular high school love story! The first mistake we all make is to expect it to match with the type of films what Isao Takahata, Hayao Miyazaki, Mamoru Hosada and few others direct. I meant thematically; either sci-fi, fantasy or the drama with the teen or the tween characters in the lead. Because technically this was a wonderful animation, but I was not impressed with the story, otherwise as usual, my writing would have been very long with the film quotes and other discussions. For the beautifully sketched characters like this, the film totally wasted an opportunity. Should have been a beautiful love story or a pure fantasy, but it was a bit of uninspiring school drama that I kind frequently lost interest while watching. I remind who wanted to watch it that it was a simple story which was like some kind of a television episode. The fantasy parts were too small to notice and the love story was very boring to emotionally feel it. It might suit for those who're seeking matured contents in an anime fantasy-romance than a cute and quirky narration. My point is it is for adults than children. Overall, it failed to reach my expectations, but the online film rating says many has liked it. So don't mind me if you're considering it, but my review causing confusion. Because you should not have to feel what I felt, everything I said in the review is from my personal viewpoint. So I believe your opinion might differ from mine. 5/10

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