Episode #49 – Swing Girls (スィングガールズ)
Swing Girls (2004)
スィングガールズ [Suingu Gaaruzu]
Perry is joined by returning guest Ashley Stockdale to talk about the crowd-pleasing Swing Girls. A group of delinquent students are forced to fill in for the school’s brass band and in the process, discover a love of swing and jazz. Though not a very deep movie, it’s one that’s universally beloved for its humor and use of music.
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Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi
Written by Junko Yaguchi
A tale of delinquent and lazy school girls. In their efforts to cut remedial summer math class, they end up poisoning and replacing the school’s brass band.
Cast
Juri Ueno – Tomoko Suzuki
Yuta Hiraoka – Takuo Nakamura
Shihori Kanjiya – Yoshie Sato
Yuika Motokariya – Kaori Sekiguchi
Yukari Toyoshima – Naomi Tanaka
Naoto Takenaka – Tadahiko Ozawa
Nagisa Abe – Reiko Shimoda
Swing Girls – Japan On Film
Perry is joined by returning guest Ashley Stockdale to talk about the crowd-pleasing Swing Girls. A group of delinquent students are forced to fill in for the school's brass band and in the process, discover a love of swing and jazz. Though not a very deep movie, it's one that's universally beloved for its humor and use of music. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/japanonfilm/message Anime, kaiju, J-horror, exploitation, and everything in between—Japan has been producing some of the most interesting and creative movies for decades. In JAPAN ON FILM, author and Japanese film lecturer Perry Constantine and his guests will introduce you to the wide, wonderful, and sometimes weird world of Japanese films. We not only review, but also use these movies to provide some education on Japanese society, history, and culture. Part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: https://filmstories.co.uk/film-stories-podcast-network-shows/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
