Instruments of a Beating Heart
Overview
First graders in a Tokyo public elementary school are presented with a challenge for the final semester: performing "Ode to Joy" at the ceremony for the new incoming first graders. Ayame, who often struggles to keep up with the group, is determined to play a major part — the big drum.
- Production
- Cineric Creative, NHK, The New York Times
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Crew
- Director
- Ema Ryan Yamazaki
- Producers
- Shin Yasuda,Eric Nyari,杉江亮彦,Mizue Kunizane
- Cinematography
- Kazuki Kakurai
- Composer
- Päivi Takala
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CinemaSerf
January 23, 2025
Yikes but the amount of clutter kids take to school these days! We join a group of first year primary school, mask-wearing, children who are tasked with performing their own version of Beethoven's instantly recognisable "Ode to Joy". There's going to be a series of auditions and they are going to test these youngsters as they not only have to have some competence to play the big drum, cymbal. tambourine etc, but to have the confidence to engage in this whole selection process - one where they ca…