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Shinobu Yaguchi

Shinobu Yaguchi
Junko Yaguchi

[Cast Group]
Actor: Juri Ueno | Character: Tomoko Suzuki (Tenor Sax)
Actor: Yûta Hiraoka | Character: Takuo Nakamura (Piano)
Actor: Shihori Kanjiya | Character: Yoshie Saito (Trumpet)
Actor: Yuika Motokariya | Character: Kaori Sekiguchi (Trombone)
Actor: Yukari Toyoshima | Character: Naomi Tanaka (Drums)
Actor: Kana Sekine | Character: Hiromi Watanabe
Actor: Fumiko Mizuta | Character: Yuka Yamamoto (Bass)
Actor: Asuka Yamaguchi | Character: Chika Kubo
Actor: Chise Nakamura | Character: Emiko Okamura
Actor: Masae Nemoto | Character: Akemi Otsu
Actor: Madoka Matsuda | Character: Yumiko Shimizu
Actor: Mutsumi Kanazaki | Character: Rie Ishikawa
Actor: Nagisa Abe | Character: Reiko Shimoda (Trumpet)
Actor: Misa Nagashima | Character: Misato Miyazaki
Actor: Eri Maehara | Character: Kayo Yoshida
Actor: Natsuki Nakazawa | Character: Miho Kinoshita
Actor: Natsuko Tatsumi | Character: Yoko Kobayashi
Actor: Miho Shiraishi | Character: Ms. Yayoi Itami
Actor: Naoto Takenaka | Character: Mr. Tadahiko Ozawa (math teacher)
Actor: Yū Tokui | Character: Karaoke Manager
Actor: Yôji Tanaka | Character: Manager of Pachinko Parlour
Actor: Hana Kino | Character: Manager at supermarket
Actor: Kôji Ohkura | Character: Supermarket Asst. Manager
Actor: Daikichi Sugawara | Character: Competition Emcee
Actor: Naomi Nishida | Character: Masumi (Music student)
Actor: Fumiyo Kohinata | Character: Yasumi Suzuki
Actor: Eri Watanabe | Character: Sanae Suzuki
Actor: Noriko Eguchi | Character: Shop Assistant at Muscial Instruments Shop
Actor: Hidekazu Mashima | Character: Takashi
Actor: Masashi Mikami | Character: Yusuke
Actor: Seiji Fukushi | Character: Inoue
Actor: Issei Takahashi | Character: Band Club Leader
Actor: Jirō Satō | Character: Bus Driver
Actor: Yoshiyuki Morishita | Character: Bento Delivery Guy
Actor: Masaaki Takarai | Character: Kubota-sensei
Actor: Tadashi Sakata | Character: Pachinko Customer
Actor: Rina Kaneko | Character: Tomoko's Little Sister
Actor: Mayuko Iwasa | Character: Chie
Actor: Kazumasa Tanimoto | Character: Boy Music Student
Actor: Kôko Mori | Character: Old Lady
Actor: Mari Hayashida | Character: Mean Housewife at the Park
Actor: Yûko Takeda | Character: TV News Reporter
Actor: Yûji Ogata | Character: Train Conductor
Actor: Mutsuko Sakura | Character: Tomoko's Grandmother (Mie Suzuki)
Actor: Kei Tani | Character: Morishita

[Directors Group]
Name: Shinobu Yaguchi | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Shinobu Yaguchi | Role: Writer
Name: Junko Yaguchi | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Shintarô Horikawa | Role: Producer
Name: Shôji Masui | Role: Producer
Name: Daisuke Sekiguchi | Role: Producer
Name: Yoshishige Shimatani | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Hiroshi Kishimoto | Role: Composer
Name: Mickie Yoshino | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Takahide Shibanushi | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Ryûji Miyajima | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Norihiro Isoda | Role: Art Director

[Makeup Department]
Name: Akiteru Nakada | Role: Makeup Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Hiromichi Kôri | Role: Sound Department
Name: Masatoshi Saitô | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Megumi Kitamura | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tatsuya Osada | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shûichirô Suzuki | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Eiko Kataoka | Role: Additional Crew

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435434/videogallery/

Japan: September 11, 2004
Singapore: March 17, 2005
Thailand: June 23, 2005
Hong Kong: September 1, 2005
South Korea: March 23, 2006
Germany: October 28, 2007 (Munich Asia Filmfest)
Egypt: February 4, 2008 (Japanese Film Week)
Jordan: November 24, 2009 (Japan Festival)
Hungary: May 26, 2010 (Örökmozgó Filmmúzeum)
Bahrain: January 27, 2011 (Japan Film Festival)
Ecuador: February 10, 2012 (Festival de Cine Japonés Contemporáneo)
Japan: September 18, 2016 (Furuyu Movie Festival)
Indonesia: November 11, 2016 (Jadwal Pemutaran Film Jepang)
Japan: November 13, 2016 (Yamagata International Movie Festival)
Argentina: July 7, 2024 (CCK: Cine Japonés Julio)

Nominee | 2005 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Film | Swing Girls
Nominee | 2005 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Director | Shinobu Yaguchi, Swing Girls
Winner | 2005 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Screenplay | Shinobu Yaguchi, Swing Girls | Tied with 'Wui Sin Chong' and 'Yoichi Sai' for Blood and Bones (2004).
Winner | 2005 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Editing | Ryûji Miyajima, Swing Girls
Winner | 2005 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Music Score | Mickie Yoshino, Hiroshi Kishimoto, Swing Girls
Winner | 2005 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Sound | Hiromichi Kôri, Swing Girls
Winner | 2005 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Newcomer of the Year | Yûta Hiraoka, Swing Girls
Winner | 2005 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Newcomer of the Year | Juri Ueno, Swing Girls
Winner | 2005 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Popularity Award | Most Popular Film | Swing Girls
Winner | 2005 | Mainichi Film Concours | Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award | Juri Ueno, The Stars Converge, Swing Girls
Winner | 2005 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best New Talent | Juri Ueno, Swing Girls, Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, The Stars Converge
Winner | 2005 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Screenplay | Shinobu Yaguchi, Swing Girls
Winner | 2005 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Cinematography | Takahide Shibanushi, Swing Girls, Shinkokyû no hitsuyô, Gege

Hong Kong: USD 304738
Japan: USD 18453875
South Korea: USD 653871
Period: Aug 20 – 23, 2026 | Rank: 156 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Interval gross: USD 120 | Per theater average: USD 120