The Curtain Rises (2015)
Saori is a high school student at a provincial city. She is a member of playgroup at her school. Yoshioka begins to work at the same high school as a new teacher. Yoshioka performed in plays when she was in college back in Tokyo. Saori, Yukko, Garuru, Nakanishi, Akemi decides to compete in a play competition. Their goal is to make it through the regional competions, but Teacher Yoshioka tells them their aiming low and that they should think about the national competition.
Director:
Katsuyuki Motohiro
Writer:
Kohei Kiyasu
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Kanako Momota as Saori Takahashi |
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Shiori Tamai as Yuko Hashizume |
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Reni Takagi as Miki Saijo |
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Momoka Ariyasu as Etsuko Nakanishi |
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Ayaka Sasaki as Akemi Kato |
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Haru Kuroki as Yoshioka Misako |
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Tsuyoshi Muro as |
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Michiko Shimizu as |
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Kotaro Shiga as |
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Riho Yoshioka as |
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Sairi Ito as |
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Kyoko Yoshine as |
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Miki Kanai as |
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Nanoka Matsubara as |
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Ayaka Onishi as |
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Kumi Hyodo as |
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Chiaki Kawamo as |
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Nahoko Kawasumi as |
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Yuko Kibiki as |
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Genichiro Tenryu as |
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Midori Karashima as |
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Shigeru Matsuzaki as |
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Tsurube Shofukutei as |
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Tadahisa Fujimura as |
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Atsunori Sasaki as |
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Mikari as |
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Shungicu Uchida as |
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Hiro Harumoto as |
| Writing | Oriza Hirata | Theatre Play |
| Directing | Katsuyuki Motohiro | Director |
| Camera | Akira Sako | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Kohei Kiyasu | Screenplay |
| Production | Yuji Saito | Production Manager |
| Sound | Yugo Kanno | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | KentarĂ´ Nishio | VFX Supervisor |
| Editing | Yukako Kishino | Editor |
| Art | Yukihisa Satosu | Production Design |
| Art | Jin Suzuki | Decorator |
| Production | Reiko Katayama | Producer |
| Sound | Masaru Ohgawara | Sound Designer |
| Production | Keichiiro Moriya | Producer |