Sound! Euphonium the Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day

"We can become stronger and stronger."

2019 1h 40m JA

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★7.1TMDB · 58

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Synopsis

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The next piece begins! Kumiko is now in her second year at Kitauji High School, and with a new year comes new problems. As if making it to Nationals wasn't hard enough, Kumiko is tasked with mentoring the concert band's troublesome first years – each with their own distinct personality and problems to solve. With Kumiko busy juggling both the concert band and her new role as senpai, how does her relationship with Shuuichi fit into the picture?

“We can become stronger and stronger.”

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Cast

Tomoyo Kurosawa
Kumiko Oumae (voice)
Chika Anzai
Reina Kousaka (voice)
Ayaka Asai
Hazuki Katou (voice)
Ayaka Nanase
Mirei Suzuki (voice)
Haruki Ishiya
Shuuichi Tsukamoto (voice)
Kenjiro Tsuda
Takuya Gotou (voice)
Conomi Fujimura
Natsuki Nakagawa (voice)
Minako Kotobuki
Asuka Tanaka (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tatsuya Ishihara
Writers: Jukki Hanada, Tatsuya Ishihara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 7 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 Chika Anzai and Ayaka Asai carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "We can become stronger and stronger.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7089882 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

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 7 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 Chika Anzai and Ayaka Asai carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "We can become stronger and stronger.".
8IMDB entry: tt7089882 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 15 themes, including "high school", "based on novel or book", "competition", "classical music".
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kazuya Takao
Original score: Akito Matsuda
Editing: Kengo Shigemura
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $2,403,030
Original language: JA
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Sound! Euphonium the Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day (2019)

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.