A cursed dancer and a blind musician — both ostracized by society — become business partners and inseparable friends as their larger-than-life concerts propel them to stardom in 14th century Japan.
Directed by Masaaki Yuasa
japan
based on novel or book
musical
period drama
historical
anime
classic cartoon
heike story
muromachi period
sarugaku
Rank
#42 in 2022·#1525 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Avu-chan
Inu-oh (voice)
Mirai Moriyama
Tomona (voice)
Tasuku Emoto
Shogun Ashikaga (voice)
Kenjiro Tsuda
Inu-oh's Father (voice)
Yutaka Matsushige
Tomona's Father (voice)
Gota Ishida
(voice)
Chikara Honda
(voice)
Kazunari Tosa
(voice)
Crew
Masaaki Yuasa
Director
Akiko Nogi
Screenplay
Yoshihide Otomo
Original Music Composer
Fumie Takeuchi
Producer
Masanori Miyake
Executive Producer
Atsuhiro Iwakami
Executive Producer
Noritaka Kawaguchi
Executive Producer
Hiroyuki Osawa
Executive Producer
Akiko Yodo
Producer
Eunyoung Choi
Executive Producer
Eunyoung Choi
Producer
Fuga Yamashiro
Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
122 reviews
Gavin Prine
7.0★ · 04/28/26
Part rock opera, part fever dream. The shifting animation styles keep it constantly alive. The watercolor sequences during the blind moments explode on the screen.
If Jack black played the biwa it would sound something like this.
“You still have that old beetle?”
Part rock opera, part fever dream. The shifting animation styles keep it constantly alive. The watercolor sequences during the blind moments explode on the screen.
If Jack black played the biwa it would sound something like this.
“You still have that old beetle?”
eric herreraPRO
6.0★ · 04/05/26
these guys fucking killed @ woodstock
these guys fucking killed @ woodstock
Holly Holtzapple
10.0★ · 04/02/26
I need this music injected into my brain asap
I need this music injected into my brain asap
Eduardo
7.0★ · 04/01/26
La animación está cabrona pero si se pasaron de verga con el numero de rolas que tiene la pinche peli 💔💔💔💔💔
La animación está cabrona pero si se pasaron de verga con el numero de rolas que tiene la pinche peli 💔💔💔💔💔
