Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band

"Aim for Nationals."

2016 1h 43m JA

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Synopsis

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After swearing off music due to an incident at the middle school regional brass band competition, euphonist Kumiko Oumae enters high school, hoping for a fresh start. As fate would have it, she ends up surrounded by people with an interest in the brass band. Kumiko finds the motivation she needs to make music once more with the help of her bandmates, some old friends, some new. However, in the band itself, chaos reigns supreme. Despite their intention to qualify for the national band competition, as they currently are, just competing in the local festival will be a challenge—unless new band advisor Noboru Taki does something about it.

“Aim for Nationals.”

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Cast

Tomoyo Kurosawa
Kumiko Oumae (voice)
Ayaka Asai
Hazuki Katou (voice)
Moe Toyota
Sapphire 'Midori' Kawashima (voice)
Chika Anzai
Reina Kousaka (voice)
Kenjiro Tsuda
Takuya Gotou (voice)
Miyuki Kobori
Riko Nagase (voice)
Conomi Fujimura
Natsuki Nakagawa (voice)
Minori Chihara
Kaori Nakaseko (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tatsuya Ishihara
Writers: Ai Yukimura, Yoshiji Kigami, Takuya Yamamura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Sound! Euphonium Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tatsuya Ishihara, shot by Kazuya Takao. 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 Akito Matsuda. 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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Tomoyo Kurosawa and Ayaka Asai and Moe Toyota carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Aim for Nationals.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5688888 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Tatsuya Ishihara directs. Kazuya Takao behind the camera. Akito Matsuda scores. Kengo Shigemura cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Part of the "Sound! Euphonium Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Tatsuya Ishihara, shot by Kazuya Takao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Akito Matsuda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kengo Shigemura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tomoyo Kurosawa and Ayaka Asai and Moe Toyota carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Aim for Nationals.".
8IMDB entry: tt5688888 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "high school", "based on novel or book", "competition", "brass band".
11Released under 16 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kazuya Takao
Original score: Akito Matsuda
Editing: Kengo Shigemura
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Status: Released
Box office: $36,476
Original language: JA
IMDB: Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band (2016)

Part of

Sound! Euphonium Collection

Now that Kumiko Oumae has enrolled in Kitauji High School, she hopes to forget about her past. Despite her desire for a fresh start, she gets dragged into the school's band club by her new friends—Sapphire Kawashima and Hazuki Katou—and is once again stuck playing the euphonium.