stars Toshiyuki Nishida as Tendō and Tori Matsuzaka as Kōsaka and Miwa with Nobuyuki Tsujii and Yutaka Sado.
[1] The film featured as part of the LA Eiga Festival [2] An orchestra is reformed, after initially having been disbanded because of money.
However, he is surprised to discover that the rehearsal place is a disused factory and performances of the members is somewhat erratic, as the majority of the best players have found positions elsewhere.
[3] The movie explores the relationships between the individual players, friction heightened between them based on their work ethics and egos.
Some of the professional egos creates drama, particularly when an amateur (though gifted)flute player, Amane Tachibana (played by singer/songwriter Miwa) arrives.