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Liz and the Blue Bird

Liz and the Blue Bird

Animation · Drama · Music · 2018

In their last year of high school, two girls in the brass band club perform a song inspired by a fairy tale that parallels their friendship.

Movie details

Liz and the Blue Bird

“The truth will break your heart.”

2018 Animation · Drama · Music 1h 31m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.5 / 10

Community rating

In their last year of high school, two girls in the brass band club perform a song inspired by a fairy tale that parallels their friendship.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Naoko Yamada

Written by

Reiko Yoshida

Atsumi Tanezaki

Atsumi Tanezaki

Mizore Yoroizuka (voice)

Nao Toyama

Nao Toyama

Nozomi Kasaki (voice)

Ayaka Asai

Ayaka Asai

Hazuki Katou (voice)

Tomoyo Kurosawa

Tomoyo Kurosawa

Kumiko Oumae (voice)

Chika Anzai

Chika Anzai

Reina Kousaka (voice)

Yuichi Nakamura

Yuichi Nakamura

Masahiro Hashimoto (voice)

Conomi Fujimura

Conomi Fujimura

Natsuki Nakagawa (voice)

Court is in session

Put Liz and the Blue Bird on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.