Liz and the Blue Bird
2018 · Movie · 91 min · ★ 7.5 · 75% critics
During their final year of high school, two band club members prepare a piece based on a fairy tale that starts to reflect the shape of their bond. It’s a quiet coming-of-age story about friendship, music, and changing feelings.
Based on Sound! Euphonium
Also known as Liz and a Blue Bird · Sound! Euphonium: The Story of Mizore and Nozomi
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Details
- Original title
- リズと青い鳥
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-04-21
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (155 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like tender, introspective school dramas with music and emotional nuance, especially if The Anthem of the Heart or Given worked for you; Not for you if you want big plot turns or constant energy.
Pros: gentle emotional focus; beautiful atmosphere; music-driven story | Cons: very understated pace; narrow story scope; limited outward drama
Themes
- japan
- based on novel or book
- fairy tale
- brass band
- one-sided love
- female friendship
- spin off
- high school friends
- anime
- school club
- japanese high school
- girls' love (gl)
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Atsumi Tanezaki
as Mizore Yoroizuka (voice)
Nao Toyama
as Nozomi Kasaki (voice)
Ayaka Asai
as Hazuki Katou (voice)
Tomoyo Kurosawa
as Kumiko Oumae (voice)
Chika Anzai
as Reina Kousaka (voice)
Yuichi Nakamura
as Masahiro Hashimoto (voice)
Conomi Fujimura
as Natsuki Nakagawa (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
as Noboru Taki (voice)
Shiori Sugiura
as Ririka Kenzaki (voice)
Miyu Honda
as Liz (voice)
Directed by Naoko Yamada