Sakamichi no Apollon

This movie is a little version of Whiplash But it is rather sweet ( kawai ) and the story is little long but those who like Jazz you will enjoy watching it, when the three of these character meet and if you like Japanese then go for it.......

This movie was pretty good. Though I have to say that this movie is way less fun than the original anime. It missed a lot of elements that the series did have. And of course, the series is longer than the movie so they had to shorten it. But I think they could have added a bit more scenes that were in the series. If you haven't seen the series, then this will be a great movie. If you have seen the series, you can still watch it, but the series is way better in my opinion. Overall, this movie is quite fun. Especially if you like jazz.

Beautful story the acting was excellent especially tashie the main lead . had a lot of ups and downs really enjoyed this movie .

The coming of age movie has 3 high school students and uses jazz music to continue the story. The background of the story is Japanese cities and the '60s, World War II, which shows that the background of the story is very depressing. But the characters and jazz are the brilliance of this story. Another storyline that helped the three of them to face and transcend family, love, and friendship.

The highlight of this story is the harmonious blend of jazz without feeling weird or awkward also the actors and actresses of a good performer give a feeling of their real friendship. The picture is and the composition is beautiful and well organized. Anyway, the picture can promote the message that the movie wants to communicate well. Use jazz as the main theme. There was put in just the right fit and the music was a good substitute for words and feelings. It makes the audience feel good about jazz music.

After watching it, I felt love and warmed my heart and grew up with them. Loved both pictures and jazz music.

...This movie is good for a nice Sunday afternoon. Have plenty of cliches and try to focus on the ingenuity and warmth of the ´60s to tell the story. Do not know if it can work on other scenario. The story let you a bit in sadness; you know what the plot shows occurs a plenty in real life; I mean, for a reason or other sometimes you cannot bring or tell what is inside you and the relations just pass or you let it go and the Life continues... The actors seem that they can play the instruments but the acting is not spot on. The girl is more convincing than her partners. The movie is not a 10 points movie like the other commentators have been noting. I checked what they watch and they never watched a Cinema film so they observations are from a sided point of view.