Instruments of a Beating Heart

Directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki · 2024

At a Tokyo public school, first graders face a final-semester challenge: form an orchestra and perform at a school ceremony. Rehearsals bring tears, setbacks and small triumphs.

An Oscar-nominated, heart-swelling look at six-year-olds learning teamwork, grit and music as they rehearse for a big school performance.

First graders at a Tokyo public school are presented with a challenge for their final semester: to form an orchestra and perform at a school ceremony.

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