Song of the Beginning
7.2
Wataru, a freelance cameraman who works for a travel magazine in Tokyo. He had aimed to be a teacher but failed to achieve his goal and left home to go to Tokyo. However, he does not do well in Tokyo and has to return to his hometown. Wataru reunites with his former girlfriend who is a primary school teacher now and through his interaction with his family, friends and a group of primary school students who want to take part in a choir contest, he begins to take steps to resurrect his dream of being a teacher.
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Cast
12 people
Jun Matsumoto
Wataru
Known for
BOYS OVER FLOWERS
Gokusen
Nana Eikura
Natsuka
Known for
Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno
Naho Toda
Minami
Known for
Sky High
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Nanako Ode
young Minami
Also in
Alice in Borderland
Wolf Children
Jun Kunimura
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Audition
Koichi Yamadera
宮田悦郎
Known for
Dragon Ball Super
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Hiroyuki Onoue
Known for
Unnatural
Love Exposure
Takuya Ishida
Known for
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Tokyo Tribe
Eri Tokunaga
Known for
Hula Girls
Achilles and the Tortoise
Saori Yuki
Also in
The Family Game
Older Sister
Yuuki Yagi
Also in
Ryōmaden
Flower Shop Without Rose
Umeda Nozomu
Sawabe Yuki
Also in
Pet Peeve
Kamen Rider
Tomochika Kasaura Director · Shuuko Arai Writer
First release September 23, 2013 · Produced in Japan · Original title はじまりの歌
Production
NHK
Production
Japan
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Original title
はじまりの歌
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 23, 2013
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