Liz and the Blue Bird
“The truth will break your heart.”
In their last year of high school, two girls in the brass band club perform a song inspired by a fairy tale that parallels their friendship.
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Part of Sound! Euphonium Collection
7 films
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band
Movie · 2016
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: May the Melody Reach You!
Movie · 2017
Liz and the Blue Bird
Movie · 2018
Sound! Euphonium the Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day
Movie · 2019
Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest
Movie · 2023
Sound! Euphonium: The Final Movie, Part 1
Movie · 2026
Sound! Euphonium: The Final Movie, Part 2
Movie · 2026
Cast
13 people
Atsumi Tanezaki
Mizore Yoroizuka (voice)
Known for
SPY x FAMILY
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Nao Toyama
Nozomi Kasaki (voice)
Known for
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Rent-a-Girlfriend
Ayaka Asai
Hazuki Katou (voice)
Known for
The Testament of Sister New Devil
The Eminence in Shadow
Tomoyo Kurosawa
Kumiko Oumae (voice)
Known for
Record of Ragnarok
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Chika Anzai
Reina Kousaka (voice)
Known for
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
High-Rise Invasion
Yuichi Nakamura
Masahiro Hashimoto (voice)
Known for
JUJUTSU KAISEN
One-Punch Man
Conomi Fujimura
Natsuki Nakagawa (voice)
Known for
Tamako Market
Takahiro Sakurai
Noboru Taki (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
JUJUTSU KAISEN
Shiori Sugiura
Ririka Kenzaki (voice)
Known for
Gushing Over Magical Girls
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved
Miyu Honda
Liz (voice)
Also in
I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper
Can’t Run Away from Love
Moe Toyota
Sapphire 'Midori' Kawashima (voice)
Known for
Beyond the Boundary
Mr. Nobunaga's Young Bride
Houko Kuwashima
Satomi Niiyama (voice)
Known for
InuYasha
Fullmetal Alchemist
Naoko Yamada Director · Reiko Yoshida Screenplay Kensuke Ushio Composer
Worldwide gross $737K · United States release November 9, 2018 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$737,286
Production
Kyoto Animation
Production · Studio
Pony Canyon
Production
Bandai Namco Arts
Production
Rakuonsha
Production
Japan
Produced in
劇場版 響け! ユーフォニアム みぞれと希美の物語 · Sound! Euphonium: The Story of Mizore and Nozomi · Hibike! Euphonium Movie: Mizore to Nozomi no monogatari
Working titles
Languages
Original title
リズと青い鳥
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 21, 2018
Theatrical
United States · November 9, 2018
Limited theatrical
United States · December 15, 2022
Digital · Crunchyroll
Australia
December 15, 2022 · Digital · Crunchyroll
France
June 11, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Annecy International Animation Film Festival
April 17, 2019 · Theatrical
July 31, 2019 · Digital · VOD
November 19, 2019 · Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
November 21, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
September 20, 2019 · Physical · DVD / Bluray
September 22, 2023 · TV · ProSieben MAXX
Italy
March 11, 2022 · Digital
June 18, 2022 · Premiere · The Space Cinema-Milano Odeon
June 23, 2022 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Japan
December 5, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
Netherlands
November 21, 2021 · Digital
South Korea
October 9, 2018 · Theatrical
Taiwan
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 30, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
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