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Release Date:
March 31, 2016
Original Title:
祭りのはじまり
Production Companies:
Tokyo University of the Arts
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 63
A junior high school teacher named Sachie has been living alone. She is not respected by her students and also has trouble fitting into her workspace. One of her students, Hagiwara, has been winning one writing contest after another due to his eloquence. But, he starts to lose sight of himself after a transfer student from the city joins his class. Sachie, on the other hand has started attending a Japanese Taiko (drum) class offered at a nearby community center to get away from her empty life. Their frustrations collide at the school's festival.
Assistant Director:
Masamichi Kawata
Tomoya Takashima
Yosuke Yamashita
Assistant Makeup Artist:
Naoko Kashiro
Cinematography:
Ryo Tonomura
Costumer:
Yumi Sato
Director:
Mari Kawakita
Editor:
Ryuichi Goto
Lighting Artist:
Sha Kunken
Makeup Artist:
Shinji Hashimoto
Music:
Takefumi Kobayashi
Producer:
Hiroshi Nagai
Production Designer:
Yuki Murakami
Screenplay:
Kazune Okada
Sound Recordist:
Shunpei Ito
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