Kosei Arima is a pianist who has won many awards and recognition due to his precision, timing, and ability to switch between tempos easily, earning him the moniker "human metronome". However, he came so far to his position because he was meticulously taught by his terminally ill mother, Saki, who was abusive and demanding. When, as a seven-year-old, she slapped him after a victory that she deemed unwarranted, he declared his refusal to play the piano again and wished that she died. Indeed, Saki died the following day; this caused Kosei to experience a mental breakdown, making him unable to hear sounds from the piano as well as seeing everything as black and white. Kosei subsequently quit the venue. Read more on Wikipedia.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Drama, Romance, Music |
Country: | Japan |
Produced By: | Juichi Uehara, Takashi Ishihara, Kasumi Yao, Akira Egawa, KÔHei Furukawa, Minami Ichikawa, Reiji Yamamoto |
Directed By: | Takehiko Shinjo |
Written By: | Naoshi Arakawa, Yukari Tatsui |
Cast: | Suzu Hirose, Rei Dan, Taishi Nakagawa, Anna Ishii, Hirotarô Honda, Yuka Itaya, Masahiro Kômoto, Kento Yamazaki |
In Theaters: | Sep 10, 2016 |
Runtime: | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Production: | C&I Entertainment |