The 7th BJIFF
Runtime: 123’
Age:2016
Director: Shinjo Takehiko
Cast: Hirose Suzu, Yamazaki Kento
Japan
Japanese
Absolute perfection. Mechanical precision. A human metronome. These words once described piano prodigy Kosei Arima, who lost his ability to play when he lost his mother. In April of his sophomore year in high school, Kosei’s childhood friends Tsubaki Sawabe and Ryota Watari introduce him to a violinist named Kaori Miyazono. Kaori is a willful free spirit, as ethereal as the clouds in the sky, and Kosei finds himself drawn to her unrestrained, exuberant performance. “Friend A, I appoint you to be my accompanist.” Kaori aggressively urges Kosei to play with her, forcing him to face the painful memories of his mother. But one day, Kosei discovers that Kaori has a secret…