Song of the Beginning

Song of the Beginning

73 mins | Drama | Sept. 23, 2013

Wataru, a freelance cameraman who works for a travel magazine in Tokyo. He had aimed to be a teacher but failed to achieve his goal and left home to go to Tokyo. However, he does not do well in Tokyo and has to return to his hometown. Wataru reunites with his former girlfriend who is a primary school teacher now and through his interaction with his family, friends and a group of primary school students who want to take part in a choir contest, he begins to take steps to resurrect his dream of being a teacher.

Song of the Beginning

73 mins | Drama | Sept. 23, 2013

Song of the Beginning
Wataru, a freelance cameraman who works for a travel magazine in Tokyo. He had aimed to be a teacher but failed to achieve his goal and left home to go to Tokyo. However, he does not do well in Tokyo and has to return to his hometown. Wataru reunites with his former girlfriend who is a primary school teacher now and through his interaction with his family, friends and a group of primary school students who want to take part in a choir contest, he begins to take steps to resurrect his dream of being a teacher.
Producers NHK
Original title はじまりの歌
Directors Tomochika Kasaura
Writers Shuuko Arai

Cast

Jun Matsumoto

as Wataru

Nana Eikura

as Natsuka

Naho Toda

as Minami

Ode Nanako

as young Minami

Umeda Nozomu

as Sawabe Yuki