The Anthem of the Heart 2015
7.3 / 10
The Anthem of the Heart
A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?
A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?
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All 3 Videos & 13 Photos
cast
Full Cast & Crew
... Jun Naruse (voice)
... Takumi Sakagami (voice)
... Natsuki Nito (voice)
... Daiki Tazaki (voice)
... Itsuki Mishima (voice)
... Yōko Uno (voice)
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by Reno
> A quadrangular high school love story! The first mistake we all make is to expect it to match with the type of films what Isao Takahata, Hayao Miyazaki, Mamoru Hosada and few others direct. I meant thematically; either sci-fi, fantasy or the drama with the teen or the tween characters in the lead. Because technically this was a wonderful animation, but I was not impressed with the story, otherwise as usual, my writing would have been very long with the film quotes and other discussions. For the beautifully sketched characters like this, the film totally wasted an opportunity. Should have been a beautiful love story or a pure fantasy, but it was a bit of uninspiring school drama that I kind frequently lost interest while watching. I remind who wanted to watch it that it was a simple story which was like some kind of a television episode. The fantasy parts were too small to notice and the love story was very boring to emotionally feel it. It might suit for those who're seeking matured contents in an anime fantasy-romance than a cute and quirky narration. My point is it is for adults than children. Overall, it failed to reach my expectations, but the online film rating says many has liked it. So don't mind me if you're considering it, but my review causing confusion. Because you should not have to feel what I felt, everything I said in the review is from my personal viewpoint. So I believe your opinion might differ from mine. 5/10
Release Date:
Sep 19, 2015 (Japan)
Run Time:
1hr 59`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Japanese
Production Countries:
Japan
Status:
Released
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> A quadrangular high school love story! The first mistake we all make is to expect it to match with the type of films what Isao Takahata, Hayao Miyazaki, Mamoru Hosada and few others direct. I meant thematically; either sci-fi, fantasy or the drama with the teen or the tween characters in the lead. Because technically this was a wonderful animation, but I was not impressed with the story, otherwise as usual, my writing would have been very long with the film quotes and other discussions. For the beautifully sketched characters like this, the film totally wasted an opportunity. Should have been a beautiful love story or a pure fantasy, but it was a bit of uninspiring school drama that I kind frequently lost interest while watching. I remind who wanted to watch it that it was a simple story which was like some kind of a television episode. The fantasy parts were too small to notice and the love story was very boring to emotionally feel it. It might suit for those who're seeking matured contents in an anime fantasy-romance than a cute and quirky narration. My point is it is for adults than children. Overall, it failed to reach my expectations, but the online film rating says many has liked it. So don't mind me if you're considering it, but my review causing confusion. Because you should not have to feel what I felt, everything I said in the review is from my personal viewpoint. So I believe your opinion might differ from mine. 5/10
Cast & Crew of
The Anthem of the Heart - The Anthem of the Heart
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
... Second Unit Director
... Second Unit Director
Cast
... Jun Naruse (voice)
... Takumi Sakagami (voice)
... Natsuki Nito (voice)
... Daiki Tazaki (voice)
... Itsuki Mishima (voice)
... Yōko Uno (voice)
... Asuka Eda (voice)
... Motoki Aizawa (voice)
... Toshinori Iwaki (voice)
... Kazuki Joushima (voice)
... Izumi Naruse (voice)
... Yasohachi Sakagami (voice)
... Shin Sakagami (voice)
... Jun's father (voice)
... Kazuharu Yamaji (voice)
Produced By
... Co-producer
... Associate Producer
... Co-producer
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