Chiisana Koi no Uta (film)
Chiisana Koi no Uta is a 2019 Japanese musical coming-of-age film directed by and starring as Ryota Maeshiro. It is based on the 2001 song of the same name by Japanese punk rock band Mongol800. The film was released on 21 May 2019.
Plot
In a small town in Okinawa where a US military base is located, a high school band is gaining popularity. The members try to convey their feelings to their friends, family, and loved ones, such as a girl of the same age who lives on a US military base just across the fence, through their band activities. With the ability to sing their own songs and drive the audience wild, the band is scouted by a label in Tokyo and decides to make their professional debut. However, just as they are about to celebrate, a tragedy occurs and the band loses track of their destination. Then, a demo tape of one song and a girl living on the US military base appear.Cast
- Hayato Sano as Ryota Maeshiro
- Yuki Morinaga as Kotaro Ikehara
- Anna Yamada as Mai Fukumura
- Gordon Maeda as Shinji Fukumura
- Jin Suzuki as Daiki Niizato
- Claire Tomiko as Lisa
Background
Production
On 19 May 2018, the first day of their "GO ON AS YOU ARE" tour, Mongol 800 announced that heir song "Chiisana Koi no Uta" would receive a film adaptation. The film started production later that month. Kenya Hirata, who worked on the film's screenplay, wrote a novel based on the song, which in turn served as the film's script. The novel was released on 15 March 2019. The film was directed by Kojiro Hashimoto, while Kenya Hirata was in charge of the script, produced by Teru Morii and Masaki Koide, and Mitsuo Nishio was in charge of the editing.Miyauchi Yosuke, a support member of Mongol800, was in charge of arranging the music and songs for the film. He also taught the actors how to play their instruments.