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Boy's Choir

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Original title

Dokuritsu shonen gasshoudan (Boy's Choir)

Year

2000

Running time

129 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Akira Ogata

Screenwriter

Kenji Aoki

Cast

Music

Shinichirô Ikebe

Cinematography

Masami Inomoto

Producer

Bandai Visual, Suncent Cinema, WoWow

Genre

Drama | Gay & Lesbian. Teen/coming-of-age

Synopsis

This coming of age film tells the story of fifteen year old Michio who is sent off to a boys orphanage following the untimely death of his father. Being a stutterer, Michio finds it very hard to fit in and get along with other students at the school. Yasuo, his only friend and star soprano in the choir, helps him overcome his fear and convinces him to join the group of singers. The two become closer as friends until Yasuo becomes jealous of Michio's growing attraction to the girls of a neighboring school. Over the Summer break Michio and Yasuo spend most of their time protesting and performing revolutionary songs with anti-war groups in Tokyo. When they return for the next school year, one of them is horrified when he discovers his voice has drastically changed.

Awards: 2000: Berlin Film Festival: Alfred Bauer Award. Nominated for Golden Berlin Bear

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Boy's Choir

2000

Akira Ogata