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Liz and the Blue Bird

Liz and the Blue Bird

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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.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.

April 21, 2018 · Directed by Naoko Yamada

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Runtime1h 31m
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Feels like1h 40m
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Cast & crew

Atsumi Tanezaki
Mizore Yoroizuka (voice)
Nao Toyama
Nozomi Kasaki (voice)
Ayaka Asai
Hazuki Katou (voice)
Tomoyo Kurosawa
Kumiko Oumae (voice)
Chika Anzai
Reina Kousaka (voice)
Yuichi Nakamura
Masahiro Hashimoto (voice)
Conomi Fujimura
Natsuki Nakagawa (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Noboru Taki (voice)
Shiori Sugiura
Ririka Kenzaki (voice)
Miyu Honda
Liz (voice)
Moe Toyota
Sapphire 'Midori' Kawashima (voice)
Houko Kuwashima
Satomi Niiyama (voice)

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