On-Gaku: Our Sound

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On-Gaku: Our Sound
Directed byKenji Iwaisawa
Written byKenji Iwaisawa
Produced byTetsuaki Matsue
Edited byKenji Iwaisawa
Music byTomohiko Banse
Grandfunk
Wataru Sawabe[1]
Production
companies
Rock’n Roll Mountain
Tip Top
Release date
  • 26 September 2019 (2019-09-26)
Running time
71 minutes[2]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

On-Gaku: Our Sound (Japanese: 音楽, lit. "Music") is a 2019 Japanese animated musical comedy film written, directed and animated by Kenji Iwaisawa, based on the 2005 self-published manga Ongaku to Manga by Hiroyuki Oohashi.[3] The film was produced by the studios Rock’n Roll Mountain and Tip Top, and stars the voices of Shintaro Sakamoto, Tateto Serizawa, Tomoya Maeno, Ren Komai, Naoto Takenaka and Kami Hiraiwa.[2] The plot concerns three high school delinquents with no prior musical experience who form their own rock music band.[1][4]

On-Gaku has its world premiere at the Ottawa International Animation Festival on 26 September 2019, followed by a limited release in Japan on 11 January 2020. It received praise for its deadpan humour, musical score and vocal performances, and won Best Feature at the Ottawa International Animation Festival and the Ōfuji Noburō Award at the 75th Mainichi Film Awards. It was also nominated for Best Independent Animated Feature at the 48th Annie Awards and Best Animation Film at the 75th Mainichi Film Awards.

Voice cast[]

  • Shintaro Sakamoto as Kenji
  • Tateto Serizawa as Asakura
  • Tomoya Maeno as Ota
  • Ren Komai as Aya
  • Naoto Takenaka as Oba
  • Kami Hiraiwa as Morita

Release[]

On-Gaku has its world premiere at the Ottawa International Animation Festival on 26 September 2019, followed by a limited release in Japan on 11 January 2020.[1]

Critical reception[]

The film received praise from critics for its deadpan humour, musical score and vocal performances.[2][5][6] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 10 reviews.[7] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 86 out of 100 based on 4 critical reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[8]

Accolades[]

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Ottawa International Animation Festival 28 September 2019 Best Feature Kenji Iwaisawa Won [9]
Asian Film Awards 28 October 2020 Best Original Music Tomohiko Banse, Grandfunk and Wataru Sawabe Nominated
Mainichi Film Awards 31 December 2020 Best Animation Film On-Gaku: Our Sound Nominated [10]
Ōfuji Noburō Award Won [11]
Annie Awards 16 April 2021 Best Animated Feature – Independent On-Gaku: Our Sound Nominated [12]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Grobar, Matt (12 February 2021) ‘On-Gaku: Our Sound’ Director Kenji Iwaisawa Pursues “New Expression” In Anime With Rotoscoped Debut Feature. Deadline. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Lee, Maggie (25 June 2020) ‘On-Gaku: Our Sound’: Annecy Film Review. Variety. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ Frater, Patrick (22 February 2020) Nikkatsu’s ‘Our Sound’ Strikes Note With Buyers. Variety. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. ^ Moore, Caitlin (9 March 2021) Interview: On-Gaku: Our Sound Director Kenji Iwaisawa. Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  5. ^ Phillips, Maya (9 March 2021) ‘On-Gaku: Our Sound’ Review: They Will Rock You. The New York Times. Retrieved 11 May 2021. (Subscription required)
  6. ^ Egan, Toussaint (9 March 2021) The wild anime movie On-Gaku: Our Sound is about amateur passion, onscreen and off. Polygon. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  7. ^ On-Gaku: Our Sound at Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  8. ^ On-Gaku: Our Sound at Metacritic. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  9. ^ The Ottawa International Animation Festival Announces 2019 Winners, 29 September 2019. Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  10. ^ 毎日映画コンクール：最多ノミネートは黒沢清監督「スパイの妻 劇場版」　男優主演賞は草なぎ剛、女優主演賞は長澤まさみら　「鬼滅の刃」も, 23 December 2020. (in Japanese). Mantan Web. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  11. ^ 第75回毎日映画コンクール：「日本映画大賞」は長澤まさみ主演の「MOTHER マザー」　“毒親”役が話題に, 22 January 2021. Mantan Web. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  12. ^ Flores, Terry (3 March 2021) 2021 Annie Award Nominations: ‘Soul,’ ‘Wolfwalkers’ and Netflix Lead. Variety. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

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