When a broadcasting company takes away its financial support from a symphony orchestra, some of the members refuse to admit defeat. The first violinist returns to his home and manages to get the orchestra back together for a grandiose performance, saved at the last minute by their original conductor -- and boding well for the future of the die-hard musicians.
Morio Kazama
Yuko Tanaka
Taketoshi Naitō
Hisashi Igawa
Tsutomu Shimomoto
Asao Koike
Taiji Tonoyama
Takao Itō
Tadahiko Sugano
Seiya Nakano
Fifth Movement is a drama film released in 1981. Directed by Seijiro Koyama, it stars Morio Kazama, Yuko Tanaka, Taketoshi Naitō. When a broadcasting company takes away its financial support from a symphony orchestra, some of the members refuse to admit defeat. The first violinist returns to his home and manages to get the orchestra back together for a grandiose performance, saved at the last minute by their original conductor -- and boding well for the future of the die-hard musicians.
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