The Anthem of the Heart
Seen it?2015 | 119 min | Animation, Drama, Music, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and animation lovers. If you loved Grease, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic, feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 59 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
63% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$9 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 23K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai
- Inori MinaseJun Naruse (voice)
- Koki UchiyamaTakumi Sakagami (voice)
- Sora AmamiyaNatsuki Nito (voice)
- Yoshimasa HosoyaDaiki Tazaki (voice)
- Taishi MurataItsuki Mishima (voice)
- Rie TakahashiYōko Uno (voice)
- Shizuka IshigamiAsuka Eda (voice)
- Takanori OoyamaMotoki Aizawa (voice)
- Makoto FurukawaToshinori Iwaki (voice)
- Keiji FujiwaraKazuki Joushima (voice)