Original Soundtrack “Anokohakizoku Original Soundtrack Music by Takuma Watanabe” CD
The film "Anoko wa Kizoku" depicts two women living in different urban environments carving out a life that goes beyond romance and marriage. The director is Kanehito Shindo, who also directed his first original feature film "Good Stripes." The winner of the Grand Prize is Yukiko Sode. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Mariko Yamauchi. Kadowaki Mugi plays the main character, Hanako, a sheltered young woman. Mizuhara Kiko plays Miki, who moves to Tokyo from the countryside to live on her own. The cast includes talented young actors such as Kengo Kora as lawyer Koichiro, Shizuka Ishibashi as Itsuko, a violinist who is Hanako's friend from her school days, and Rio Yamashita as Hirata, a local friend of Miki who will be attending the same prestigious university. A group of talented actors gathered together.
The original soundtrack for this film, which can be said to be a new frontier for sisterhood movies, has been decided to be released by Takuma Watanabe. The soundtrack, including the quartet of main themes, is persuasive and accompanies the story, relieving the sense of suffocation. The women involved in his life change quietly but gracefully in this final tale of youth, vividly colored by the story.
■ "Anokohakizoku"
Nationwide release: Friday, February 26, 2021
Director/Screenplay: Yukiko Sode
Cast: Mugi Kadowaki, Kiko Mizuhara, Kengo Kora, Shizuka Ishibashi, Rio Yamashita, Kenta Satoi, Yukiko Shinohara, Kei Ishibashi, Takashi Yamanaka, Hitomi Takahashi, Masatane Tsukayama, and Ginpuncho
Original work: Mariko Yamauchi "That Child is a Noble" (published by Shueisha Bunko)
Distribution: Tokyo Theatre/Bandai Namco Arts
cMariko Yamauchi/Shueisha, "Anokohakizoku" Production Committee
■Track list
- 1. New Year
- 2. Family Photo
- 3. Omiai
- 4. Koichiro
- 5. Drive
- 6. Engagement
- 7. 2003
- 8. Main Theme Duo
- 9. Miki and Hirata
- 10. Encounter
- 11. New Day
- 12. Main Theme Quartet