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Waterboys
Why this pick
The same buoyant ensemble energy and delight in beginners mastering an unlikely performance activity, with a relaxed school-comedy rhythm and an irresistibly supportive final-act payoff.
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MOVIE2004 1h 45m JPN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
A warm, playful Japanese comedy about mismatched people finding a shared rhythm; its easygoing humor and faith in collaborative ingenuity echo Swing Girls’ charm.
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Linda Linda Linda
Why this pick
Another school music story built around friendship and rehearsal rather than melodrama. Its unhurried observation of teenagers preparing for a festival complements Swing Girls’ communal joy.
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The Fish Tale
Why this pick
Its sunny, offbeat kindness follows an enthusiast whose passion draws a welcoming circle around them. Like Swing Girls, it finds comedy and uplift in persistence rather than cynicism.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
13 schoolgirls are bored during their summer make-up class. When the school brass band leaves to perform at a baseball game without their bento lunches, Tomoko and the other girls persuade their math teacher, Mr. Ozawa, to let them deliver the lunches. On the train, the girls fall asleep and miss their stop. They walk back to deliver the lunches to the band, but they have spoiled in the summer heat, and all but their cymbal player, Nakamura, becomes sick.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Juri Ueno
Tomoko Suzuki
Yuta Hiraoka
Takuo Nakamura
Yuika Motokariya
Kaori Sekiguchi
Noriko Eguchi
Shop Assistant at Muscial Instruments Shop
Hana Kino
Manager at supermarket
Fumiyo Kohinata
Yasumi Suzuki
Naomi Nishida
Masumi - student at music school
Yoji Tanaka
Manager of Pinball Parlour