Have a Song on Your Lips

Have a Song on Your Lips

2015 · 132 min · JA · 6.6 (18 votes)
Dir. Takahiro Miki · Starring Yui Aragaki, Fumino Kimura, Kenta Kiritani, Yuri Tsunematsu, Shota Shimoda, Wakana Aoi · Music Suguru Matsutani
Drama

Yuri Kashiwaga was once known as a genius pianist. One day, she returns to her hometown in Goto Islands from Tokyo. There, she begins to work as a temporary teacher at a middle school and advisor for the school chorus. The chorus aims to take part at a competition. Yuri gives the members of the chorus members an assignment. She instructs them to write a letter with the title of “To myself 15 years later.” The 15-year-old boys and girls write about their secrets and worries.

VIBE

A quiet, reflective journey about finding your voice through music and shared vulnerability. It feels like a warm hug, exploring the anxieties and hopes of youth with gentle sincerity.

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