Have a Song on Your Lips

2015 Japanese film

February 28, 2015 (2015-02-28) (Japan)

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Have a Song on Your Lips (くちびるに歌を, Kuchibiru ni uta o) is a 2015 Japanese film directed by Takahiro Miki and based on the manga by Taishi Mori which is itself based on the novel by Eiichi Nakata.^[1]^[2] It was released on February 28, 2015.^[3]^[1]

Plot

Yuri Kashiwagi, a beautiful and talented pianist suddenly returns to her hometown in Goto Islands. She relieves her friend Haruko, who is on maternity leave, as the advisor for the school chorus. The choir aims to take part in NCon, a choir contest organised by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. However, her arrival attracts many male members to the choir. This creates friction within the previously all-female choir.

Cast

Yui Aragaki as Yuri Kashiwagi
Fumino Kimura as Haruko Matsuyama
Kenta Kiritani as Tetsuo Tsukamoto
Hikari Ishida
Tae Kimura
Hisashi Igawa
Yuri Tsunematsu
Shota Shimoda
Wakana Aoi
Kyoka Shibata
Mayu Yamaguchi
Hayato Sano
Hibiki Muroi

References

^ ^a ^b くちびるに歌を(2014). allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
^ "Kuchibiru ni Uta o Manga Gets Film". Anime News Network. March 13, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
^ アンジェラ・アキの名曲がモチーフ！新垣結衣主演で「くちびるに歌を」映画化. www.cinematoday.jp (in Japanese). July 8, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.