The Curtain Rises
幕が上がる
Synopsis
Saori is a high school student at a provincial city. She is a member of playgroup at her school. Yoshioka begins to work at the same high school as a new teacher. Yoshioka performed in plays when she was in college back in Tokyo. Saori, Yukko, Garuru, Nakanishi, Akemi decides to compete in a play competition. Their goal is to make it through the regional competions, but Teacher Yoshioka tells them their aiming low and that they should think about the national competition.
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Kanako Momota
Saori Takahashi
Shiori Tamai
Yuko Hashizume
Reni Takagi
Miki Saijo
Momoka Ariyasu
Etsuko Nakanishi
Ayaka Sasaki
Akemi Kato
Haru Kuroki
Yoshioka Misako
Tsuyoshi Muro
Michiko Shimizu
Kotaro Shiga
Riho Yoshioka
Sairi Ito
Kyoko Yoshine
Miki Kanai
Nanoka Matsubara
Ayaka Onishi
Kumi Hyodo
Chiaki Kawamo
Nahoko Kawasumi
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Katsuyuki Motohiro
- Screenplay & Story
- Kohei Kiyasu
- Original Score
- Yugo Kanno
- Original Title
- 幕が上がる
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Production Studios
- Fuji Television Network, Toei Company, Robot Communications, dentsu, Kodansha, PARCO
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Katsuyuki Motohiro
Kohei Kiyasu, Oriza Hirata
Yugo Kanno
Akira Sako
Yukako Kishino
Reiko Katayama, Keichiiro Moriya
Department Leadership Roster
Katsuyuki Motohiro
Director
Akira Sako
Director of Photography
Kohei Kiyasu
Screenplay
Yugo Kanno
Original Music Composer
Yukako Kishino
Editor
Yukihisa Satosu
Production Design
Reiko Katayama
Producer
Keichiiro Moriya
Producer
Production Stills & Gallery
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What is The Curtain Rises about?
Saori is a high school student at a provincial city. She is a member of playgroup at her school. Yoshioka begins to work at the same high school as a new teacher. Yoshioka performed in plays when she was in college back in Tokyo. Saori, Yukko, Garuru, Nakanishi, Akemi decides to compete in a play competition. Their goal is to make it through the regional competions, but Teacher Yoshioka tells them their aiming low and that they should think about the national competition.
Who directed The Curtain Rises?
The Curtain Rises was directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro.
Who stars in The Curtain Rises?
The principal cast of The Curtain Rises includes Kanako Momota, Shiori Tamai, Reni Takagi, Momoka Ariyasu, Ayaka Sasaki.
When was The Curtain Rises released and how long is it?
The Curtain Rises was released in 2015 with a total runtime of 1h 59m.
Who composed the musical score for The Curtain Rises?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Curtain Rises was composed by Yugo Kanno.