Have a Song on Your Lips / くちびるに歌を (2015)

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• Movie: Have a Song on Your Lips
• Romaji: Kuchibiru ni Uta o
• Japanese: くちびるに歌を
• Director: Takahiro Miki
• Writer: Otsuichi (novel), Yuichi Toyone, Yukiko Mochiji
• Producer: Mitsuru Uda
• Cinematographer: Koichi Nakayama
• Release Date: February 28, 2015
• Runtime: 132 min.
• Genre: Drama / Music / Teen
• Distributor: Asmik Ace Entertainment
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

Yuri Kashiwaga was once known as a genius pianist. One day, she returns to her hometown in Goto Islands from Tokyo. There, she begins to work as a temporary teacher at a middle school and advisor for the school chorus. The chorus aims to take part at a competition. Yuri gives the members of the chorus members an assignment. She instructs them to write a letter with the title of “To myself 15 years later.” The 15-year-old boys and girls write about their secrets and worries.