Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
2020 · Movie · PG · 88 min · ★ 7.3 · 95% critics
A shy teen who puts his feelings into haiku crosses paths with an upbeat but insecure girl, and their connection grows over a brief, magical summer. As they spend time together, they learn to open up, face insecurities, and embrace who they are.
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Details
- Original title
- サイダーのように言葉が湧き上がる
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2021-07-22
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (336 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, heartfelt teen romance about self-acceptance with a light, relatable tone, similar in spirit to Josee, the Tiger and the Fish or Ride Your Wave; Not for you if you need high-stakes drama or nonstop action.
Pros: heartfelt self-acceptance; sweet young romance; charming music | Cons: simple story beats; visuals feel static; less theatrical energy
Themes
- small town
- music record
- poem
- love
- slice of life
- insecurity
- chance meeting
- teenage romance
- haiku
- anime
- perseverance
Cast & crew
Somegoro Ichikawa
as Cherry (voice)
Hana Sugisaki
as Smile (voice)
Megumi Han
as Beaver (voice)
Natsuki Hanae
as Japan (voice)
Yuuichirou Umehara
as Toughboy (voice)
Megumi Nakajima
as Julie (voice)
Sumire Morohoshi
as Marie (voice)
Shizuka Itoh
as Nami (voice)
Minori Suzuki
as Akiko (voice)
Hiroshi Kamiya
as Koichi (voice)
Directed by Kyohei Ishiguro