うた魂♪ (2008) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 2008, うた魂♪ is a comédie and musique film directed by Makoto Tanaka, running about 120 minutes.

What it’s about. High school student Kasumi Ogino is a member of the school choir and after years of praise for her singing voice thinks she is the absolute bee’s knees. When the object of her desires, classmate and photographer Junichi Makimura, asks Kasumi is he can photograph her singing she accepts, thinking this means she is beautiful as well. However the end result is a comical shot of Kasumi with her mouth wide open, which Makimura likes to a hungry salmon! Distraught by the ensuing humiliation, Kasumi quits the choir, until she is encouraged to return by an unlikely counsel - the brutish leader of thuggish rival all male choir, Hiroshi Gondo.

Who’s in it. うた魂♪ stars Kaho as Kasumi Ogino, Gori as Hiroshi Kondo, Hideo Ishiguro as Junichi Makimura and Akiko as Momiji Matsumoto, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.6/10, うた魂♪ has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch うた魂♪ page.

If you liked it. Fans of うた魂♪ tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, La vie est belle and Fight Club.