Instruments of a Beating Heart
First graders in a Tokyo public elementary school are presented with a challenge for the final semester: performing “Ode to Joy” at the ceremony for the new incoming first graders. Ayame, who often struggles to keep up with the group, is determined to play a major part — the big drum.
- Year: 1970
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Cineric Creative, NHK, The New York Times
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- Director: Ema Ryan Yamazaki
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