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Swing Girls

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english title Swing Girls
year2004
countryJapan


cast & crew

director YAGUCHI Shinobu
actor UENO Juri - 上野樹里Suzuki Tomoko
TAKAHASHI Issei
KINO Hana
KANJIYA ShihoriSaito Yoshie
TAKENAKA Naoto - 竹中直人Tadahiko Ozawa
WATANABE ErikoSuzuki Sanae
HIRAOKA YutaNakamura Yuta
NISHIDA Naomi
scriptwriter YAGUCHI Shinobu
artistic director ISODA Norihiro
cinematographer SHIBANUSHI Takahide


additional Info

genresdrama
romance
musical
duration104 minutes
distributorToho
production studioToho


synopsis

13 high school girls suddenly develop a craze for Jazz. In order to buy their instruments, the girls try everything, from working part-time jobs at a supermarket, to poaching wild mushrooms in the forest, wreaking havoc wherever they go. They finally get their instruments and make a meager start. Their Mathematics teacher turns out to be a jazz enthusiast and he coaches them through the "community noise pollution" stage into some real swing. Now, they are heading for their first performance in a local music festival...

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