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“Ambition earns the room.”
The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.
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Sound! Euphonium the Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day
Animation · Drama · 2019
The next piece begins! Kumiko is now in her second year at Kitauji High School, and with a new year comes new problems. As if making it to Nationals wasn't hard enough, Kumiko is tasked with mentoring the concert band's troublesome first years – each with their own distinct personality and problems to solve. With Kumiko busy juggling both the concert band and her new role as senpai, how does her relationship with Shuuichi fit into the picture?
Movie details
Sound! Euphonium the Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day
“We can become stronger and stronger.”
2019 Animation · Drama 1h 40m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
The next piece begins! Kumiko is now in her second year at Kitauji High School, and with a new year comes new problems. As if making it to Nationals wasn't hard enough, Kumiko is tasked with mentoring the concert band's troublesome first years – each with their own distinct personality and problems to solve. With Kumiko busy juggling both the concert band and her new role as senpai, how does her relationship with Shuuichi fit into the picture?
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Directed by
Tatsuya Ishihara
Written by
Jukki Hanada
Tomoyo Kurosawa
Kumiko Oumae (voice)
Chika Anzai
Reina Kousaka (voice)
Ayaka Asai
Hazuki Katou (voice)
Ayaka Nanase
Mirei Suzuki (voice)
Haruki Ishiya
Shuuichi Tsukamoto (voice)
Kenjiro Tsuda
Takuya Gotou (voice)
Conomi Fujimura
Natsuki Nakagawa (voice)
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