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Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I

Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I

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Overview

Chiaki is an aspiring conductor who faces the challenge of leading an orchestra which is made up of substitutes. Nodame gives her support to her beloved as she works hard towards achieving her dream to pass a promotion exam at their music conservatory. Will Chiaki be able to revive a broken down orchestra and launch his musical career? What will become of Nodame and Chiaki's relationship?

Directed by Hideki Takeuchi
Written by Rin Eto, Tomoko Ninomiya
Produced by Wakamatsu Hiroki, Kuga Maeda, Kazutoshi Wadakura
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Top Cast

Juri Ueno

Juri Ueno

Megumi Noda

Hiroshi Tamaki

Hiroshi Tamaki

Shinichi Chiaki

Eita Nagayama

Eita Nagayama

Ryutaro Mine

Asami Mizukawa

Asami Mizukawa

Kiyora Miki

Eiji Wentz

Eiji Wentz

Frank Lantoine

Keisuke Koide

Keisuke Koide

Masumi Okuyama

Sayaka Yamaguchi

Sayaka Yamaguchi

Namiki Yuko

Becky

Becky

Tanya Vishnyova

Yu Yamada

Yu Yamada

Son Rui

Michiko Kichise

Michiko Kichise

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Themes & Keywords

friendshipclassical musicorchestrabased on manga

About Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I

Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I is a romance, comedy, music film released in 2009 exploring themes of friendship, classical music, orchestra, based on manga. Directed by Hideki Takeuchi, it stars Juri Ueno, Hiroshi Tamaki, Eita Nagayama. Chiaki is an aspiring conductor who faces the challenge of leading an orchestra which is made up of substitutes. Nodame gives her support to her beloved as she works hard towards achieving her dream to pass a promotion exam at their music conservatory. Will Chiaki be able to revive a broken down orchestra and launch his musical career? What will become of Nodame and Chiaki's relationship?

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