Swing Girls

"Girls meet jazz!"

2004 1h 45m JA

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7.9

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★7.9TMDB · 184

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Synopsis

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

“Girls meet jazz!”

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Cast

Juri Ueno
Tomoko Suzuki
Yuta Hiraoka
Takuo Nakamura
Shihori Kanjiya
Yoshie Saito
Yuika Motokariya
Kaori Sekiguchi
Yukari Toyoshima
Naomi Tanaka
Naoto Takenaka
Tadahiko Ozawa
Nagisa Abe
Reiko Shimoda
Noriko Eguchi
Musical Instruments Shop Assistant

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinobu Yaguchi
Writers: Shinobu Yaguchi, Junko Yaguchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, shot by Takahide Shibanushi. 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 Hiroshi Kishimoto. 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 Ryuji Miyajima 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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Juri Ueno and Yuta Hiraoka and Shihori Kanjiya carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Girls meet jazz!".

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IMDB entry: tt0435434 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Shinobu Yaguchi directs. Takahide Shibanushi behind the camera. Hiroshi Kishimoto scores. Ryuji Miyajima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Released 22 years ago.
2Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, shot by Takahide Shibanushi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Hiroshi Kishimoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ryuji Miyajima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Juri Ueno and Yuta Hiraoka and Shihori Kanjiya carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Girls meet jazz!".
7IMDB entry: tt0435434 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "japan", "jazz", "summer vacation", "schoolgirl".