Prodigy
神童
Synopsis
Naruse Uta is a "unique" 13 year old child. She possessed the talent to read sheet music even before she could speak, but has now come to the point where she hates playing the piano. Her father was also a piano virtuoso, but mysteriously disappeared from her life at a young age. Because of her father's disappearance Uta's mother had to move out of their posh home and into a far modest working class neighborhood. In this working class neighborhood there is a local grocer. The grocer's son Kikuna Oto happens to be a budding musician, but lacks the drive to truly succeed. That is until Uta Naruse comes into his life...
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Shindo 2007 - Teaser Trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2009-04-21
Top Cast
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Riko Narumi
Uta Naruse
Kenichi Matsuyama
Oto Kikuna
Satomi Tezuka
Mika Naruse
Masahiro Komoto
Kazuo Nagazaki
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Koichiro Naruse
Shihori Kanjiya
Kane Kamogawa
Kazuyoshi Kushida
Professor Mikoshiba
Kazuyuki Asano
Professor Komiyama
Midoriko Kimura
Masako Kikuna
Keita Okada
Susumu Ikeyama
Kazuya Sato
Morimoto
Tamae Ando
Kikuko Mishima
Elisa Yanagi
High School Student
Kento Kaku
Akiko Aitsuki
Yoshitaka Zushi
Taizou Takemoto
Morgan Fisher
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Koji Hagiuda
- Screenplay & Story
- Kosuke Mukai
- Original Score
- Miho Hatori
- Original Title
- 神童
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Production Studios
- Bitters End, VAP, MUSIC! ON TV, Picnic
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Koji Hagiuda
Kosuke Mukai, Akira Saso
Miho Hatori
Yoshihiro Ikeuchi
Takashige Kikui
Hiroyuki Negishi, Yuji Sadai
Department Leadership Roster
Kosuke Mukai
Screenplay
Yuji Hayashida
Production Design
Takashige Kikui
Editor
Hiroyuki Negishi
Producer
Yuji Sadai
Producer
Koji Hagiuda
Director
Yoshihiro Ikeuchi
Director of Photography
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Frequently Asked Questions About Prodigy
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What is Prodigy about?
Naruse Uta is a "unique" 13 year old child. She possessed the talent to read sheet music even before she could speak, but has now come to the point where she hates playing the piano. Her father was also a piano virtuoso, but mysteriously disappeared from her life at a young age. Because of her father's disappearance Uta's mother had to move out of their posh home and into a far modest working class neighborhood. In this working class neighborhood there is a local grocer. The grocer's son Kikuna Oto happens to be a budding musician, but lacks the drive to truly succeed. That is until Uta Naruse comes into his life...
Who directed Prodigy?
Prodigy was directed by Koji Hagiuda.
Who stars in Prodigy?
The principal cast of Prodigy includes Riko Narumi, Kenichi Matsuyama, Satomi Tezuka, Masahiro Komoto, Hidetoshi Nishijima.
When was Prodigy released and how long is it?
Prodigy was released in 2007 with a total runtime of 2h 0m.
Who composed the musical score for Prodigy?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Prodigy was composed by Miho Hatori.
Is Prodigy based on a book or true story?
Prodigy is adapted from the following source material: Comic Book: "Akira Saso".