Shinobu YAGUCHI 矢口史靖
Swing Girls
Nippon Cinema ª
After causing the sickness of the schools' brass band, Tomoko and her classmates have to substitute. Reluctantly they start to learn the instruments and soon they get to like the music. The day before the concert the former band is well again but the girls don`t want to stop playing.
Japan 2004
105 minutes
Director
Shinobu YAGUCHI
Script
Shinobu YAGUCHI, Junko YAGUCHI
Cinematography
Takahide SHIBANUSHI
Music
Hiroshi KISHIMOTO, Mickie YOSHINO
Production
Altamira Pictures, Toho, Dentsu, Fuji Television Network
Distribution
Japanisches Kulturinstitut (The Japan Foundation)
Cast
Juri UENO, Yuta HIRAOKA, Shihori KANJIYA, Yuika MOTOKARIYA, Yukari TOSHIMA
About Shinobu YAGUCHI
矢口史靖
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1967, Shinobu YAGUCHI began shooting his first film on 8mm as a student at Tokyo Zokei University. In 1990, his short film THE RAIN WOMEN won the Grand Prize of the renowned PIA Film Festival. Through a scholarship, the festival enabled him to shoot his feature debut DOWN THE DRAIN (1993). With his comedies such as WATERBOYS (2001 / NC ’05), ROBO-G (2012 / NC ’14) and SURVIVAL FAMILY (2017 / NC ’17), he has also found international success.
In cooperation with Japanisches Kulturinstitut (The Japan Foundation)
