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7.2/10
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Best friends in their last year of high school realise there is no such thing as being together forever.Best friends in their last year of high school realise there is no such thing as being together forever.Best friends in their last year of high school realise there is no such thing as being together forever.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total
Nao Tôyama
- Nozomi Kasaki
- (voice)
Miyu Honda
- Liz
- (voice)
Yuri Yamaoka
- Yuko Yoshikaw
- (voice)
Shiori Sugiura
- Ririka Kenzaki
- (voice)
Tomoyo Kurosawa
- Kumiko Oumae
- (voice)
Ayaka Asai
- Hazuki Katou
- (voice)
Moe Toyota
- Sapphire Kawashima
- (voice)
Chika Anzai
- Reina Kousaka
- (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
- Noboru Taki
- (voice)
Ryan Bartley
- Ms. Niyama
- (English version)
- (voice)
Wayne Grayson
- Noboru Taki
- (English version)
- (voice)
Brittney Lee Hamilton
- Additional Voices
- (English version)
- (voice)
Megan Taylor Harvey
- Yuko Yoshikawa
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (as Megan Harvey)
Xanthe Huynh
- Ririka Kenzaki
- (English version)
- (voice)
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Liz and the blue bird let's you explore the world of "Sound! Euphonium" from the perspective of 2 supporting characters, Mizore the oboe player and Nozomi the flute player. The movie emphasizes on the 2 main protagonist, who became friends during middle school were afraid of losing each other after high school graduation. The piece that they were playing for the upcoming nationals resonated with their current situation which was derived from a fairy tale made up for the movie. The slow pacing of the movie allows audience to focus on every single action and expression that the 2 main protagonist which led up to the upcoming conflict, carrying audiences throughout the whole process while enjoying the animation masterpiece. The music, plot and character development were all top class, which should be expected from the franchise. Everything was all in sync, making it one of the most underrated "slice of life" animated movie in 2018.
An extremely special film that displays Naoko Yamada's perfection of her craft. In concept and in setting, it is a remarkably small film. The film takes place almost entirely within a few rooms of a school (outside of the fantasy B plot) and is about a singular thing: the strained friendship between two people. Despite how seemingly bare-bones that is, it's a dense and carefully crafted film that never disappoints.
The soundtrack is phenomenal. Kensuke Ushio is a true gem in the medium and I hope he continues to collaborate with Yamada. The gentleness of the songs fits perfectly with the tone of the film and the addition of diagetic sounds of a school into the songs themselves is brilliant.
Credit of course must also be given to veteran and long-time collaborator to Yamada, Yoshida Reiko, who wrote the film. The two are an unmatched pair.
The soundtrack is phenomenal. Kensuke Ushio is a true gem in the medium and I hope he continues to collaborate with Yamada. The gentleness of the songs fits perfectly with the tone of the film and the addition of diagetic sounds of a school into the songs themselves is brilliant.
Credit of course must also be given to veteran and long-time collaborator to Yamada, Yoshida Reiko, who wrote the film. The two are an unmatched pair.
Summary
Mizore Yoroizuka and Nozomi Kasaki are a pair of best friends in their final year of high school. They're both obsessed with the school's brass band club. With Mizore on the oboe and Nozomi on the flute, they spend their days in happiness, until the club begins to practice songs inspired by the fairy tale Liz und ein Blauer Vogel - "Liz and the Blue Bird". Immersed in this story, Mizore and Nozomi begin to realize that there may be no such thing as being together forever.
I find the plot of the film very good and In do like how this film is related back to the book Liz and the blue bird. It is especially beautiful how most of this movie is about music and friendship.
Animation and art style wise it is very good which include background and character models mainly the cute and beautiful girls.
This movie is good overall which any age can enjoy although there is a bit of mild language in the movie but not much.
Mizore Yoroizuka and Nozomi Kasaki are a pair of best friends in their final year of high school. They're both obsessed with the school's brass band club. With Mizore on the oboe and Nozomi on the flute, they spend their days in happiness, until the club begins to practice songs inspired by the fairy tale Liz und ein Blauer Vogel - "Liz and the Blue Bird". Immersed in this story, Mizore and Nozomi begin to realize that there may be no such thing as being together forever.
I find the plot of the film very good and In do like how this film is related back to the book Liz and the blue bird. It is especially beautiful how most of this movie is about music and friendship.
Animation and art style wise it is very good which include background and character models mainly the cute and beautiful girls.
This movie is good overall which any age can enjoy although there is a bit of mild language in the movie but not much.
That's all i gotta say it was a beautiful masterpiece, so simple. the art style, everything was so comforting and pleasing to the eye. the characters i loved everything
Liz and the blue bird is so impressionistic, with a sense of adjourning, but fully indicate everything that is needed to be understand - intimately - without a need to say anything.
Did you know
- TriviaThe film is a spin-off to the Hibike! Euphonium (2015), released as a stand-alone film that needs little knowledge of the source material to enjoy.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Gekijoban Hibike! Euphonium: Chikai no Finale (2019)
- SoundtracksGirls, Dance, Staircase
Music and Arrangement by Kensuke Ushio (as kensuke ushio)
Lyrics by Naoko Yamada
Performed by Yutaka Ono
With Assistance of Sumida Children's Chorus
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- Liz and the Blue Bird
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $63,204
- Gross worldwide
- $737,286
- Runtime
- 1h 30m(90 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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