Directed by Kenji Iwaisawa.
Featuring the voice talents of Shintarô Sakamoto, Ren Komai, Tomoya Maeno, Tateto Serizawa, Kami Hiraiwa and Naoto Takenaka.
SYNOPSIS:
A crew of unpopular high school kids decides to start a band.
On-Gaku: Our Sound is an indie animated movie which follows three underachieving friends. Taking place in Japan, in a non-descriptive time setting, we follow the lives of three friends who always find themselves in the middle of mischief.
Kenji, Aya, and Ota are accustomed to doing the same thing every day. They go to school, play video games, smoke cigarettes and try to climb up to the top of the high school popularity hierarchy. The friends just want to be respected and in their efforts to gain the respect they think they deserve, they find themselves on the receiving end of threats from dangerous bullies and gang members.
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The Movie:
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The Pitch: Three high school delinquents who spend their days playing video games when they’re not casually beating up the gangs from rival schools suddenly decide to start a rock ‘n’ roll band despite having no skills, no money, and no equipment except for two stolen bass guitars and half a drum set.
Why It’s Essential Viewing: The debut film of director
Kenji Iwaisawa,
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Storyboards Gallery exclusive to the Blu-ray disc
The film from Hiroyuki Ohashi was launched via a crowdfunding campaign and it has Kenji Iwaisawa directing it while Ohashi works on the designs and overall supervision.
The main cast list includes Shintarō Sakamoto as Kenji, Ren Komai as Aya, Tomoya Meno as Ōta, Tateto Serizawa as Asakura, Kami Hiraiwa as Morita, and Naoto Takenaka as Ōba.
The Dresscodes performed the theme song for the film.
Plot Concept: When you’re a bored teenager looking for thrills, sometimes the only thing you can turn to is rock ‘n roll. Having no skill, money, or even a full set of drums, a feared trio of high school delinquents nevertheless decide they are destined for musical glory in a quest to impress their only friend Aya, avoid a rival gang, and – most importantly – jam out.