Cherry Blossom Memories / Rain of Cherry Blossoms / Sakura no Ame / 桜ノ雨 (2015) - Japanese Movie

Imdb: -/10

Cast: Maika Yamamoto, Kodai Asaka

Genre: Drama, Friendship, Music, School, Teen

Country: Japan

Release: October 29, 2015 (Tokyo IFF), March 5, 2016
Runtime: 98 min.

Language: Japanese

Director: Atsushi Ueda
Writer: halyosy (novel), Hirotoshi Kobayashi
Producer: Tadashi Iwabuchi
Cinematographer: Shin Hayasaka

Distributor: AMG Entertainment

The film is directed by Atsushi Ueda, written by Hirotoshi Kobayashi and starring Maika Yamamoto and Kodai Asaka. It is based on Sakura no Ame, a 2012 novel based on the Hatsune Miku song of the same title by halyosy (published February 21, 2012 by Shogakukan). It had its world premiere at the Panorama section of the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival on October 29, 2015. It was released in Japan on March 5, 2016.

Synopsis:

Miku (Maika Yamamoto) is a 2nd year high school student. Her school is located on the beach of a small town. She is a member of the school's chorus club. Miku is introverted, but likes singing and has feelings for Haru (Kodai Asaka), the head of the chorus club. One day, Teacher Meiko (Tomoko Tabata), the advisor of the chorus club, decides to retire. For the last chorus competition during Teacher Meiko's tenure, she hopes the chorus club can win first place. Teacher Meiko selects a difficult song for the chorus competition which the students didn't expect. The students want to sing “Sakura no Ame” for the competition. Dissension grows within the chorus club.

Bahasa Indonesia:

Film ini disutradarai oleh Atsushi Ueda, ditulis oleh Hirotoshi Kobayashi dan dibintangi oleh Maika Yamamoto dan Kodai Asaka. Hal ini didasarkan pada Sakura no Ame, sebuah novel 2012 berdasarkan lagu Hatsune Miku dengan judul yang sama oleh halyosy (diterbitkan 21 Februari 2012 oleh Shogakukan). Film ini tayang perdana di bagian Panorama Festival Film Internasional Tokyo ke-28 pada 29 Oktober 2015. Kemudian dirilis di Jepang pada tanggal 5 Maret 2016.

Miku (Maika Yamamoto) adalah siswa SMA kelas 2. Sekolahnya terletak di pantai sebuah kota kecil. Dia adalah anggota klub paduan suara sekolah. Miku introvert, tetapi suka bernyanyi dan memiliki perasaan untuk Haru (Kodai Asaka), kepala klub paduan suara. Suatu hari, Guru Meiko (Tomoko Tabata), penasihat klub paduan suara, memutuskan untuk pensiun. Untuk kompetisi paduan suara terakhir selama masa jabatan Guru Meiko, ia berharap klub paduan suara dapat memenangkan tempat pertama. Guru Meiko memilih lagu yang sulit untuk kompetisi paduan suara yang para siswa tidak harapkan. Para siswa ingin menyanyikan “Sakura no Ame” untuk kompetisi. Dissension tumbuh di dalam chorus club.

Cast:

Maika Yamamoto - Miku Tono
Kodai Asaka - Haru Sakurane
Ryohei Hirota - Ren Kitamura
Ikumi Hisamatsu - Ruka Mitsuki
Toko Miura - Yuri Kashiima
Yuki Inoue - Rin Sayama
Tomoko Tabata - Meiko Takada
Kaoru Okunuki - Midori Tono

Additional Cast:
Daiki Nakamura
Hiroko Kiso