Kuchibiru ni uta wo (2015)

Kuchibiru ni uta wo: Directed by Takahiro Miki. With Yui Aragaki, Fumino Kimura, Kenta Kiritani, Yuri Tsunematsu. Yuri Kashiwagi 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 an adviser of the school chorus. The chorus aims to take part at a competition. Yuri gives the chorus members an assignment – to write a letter with the title of “To myself 15 years later” upon a song that they will sing at the competition.

“On such beautiful island, the green grass hills, ocean blue and white sand beach, there are middle school kids who practice for a chorus competition. Brings me back to those days in school chorus group, it was not only a good excuse to skip self-study session, but also an exciting chance to get to know friends from different grades and classes, not to mention the pride to perform on stage with a group of interesting and talented peers.nOn the age of 15, we couldnu0026#39;t help to laugh harder or cry louder, everything felt so intense in those young hearts.”