The Curtain Rises (2015)
Saori is a high school student at a provincial city. She is a member of playgroup at her school. Yoshioka begins to work at the same high school as a new teacher. Yoshioka performed in plays when she was in college back in Tokyo. Saori, Yukko, Garuru, Nakanishi, Akemi decides to compete in a play competition. Their goal is to make it through the regional competions, but Teacher Yoshioka tells them their aiming low and that they should think about the national competition.
Released: Feb 28, 2015
Runtime: 119 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Kanako Momota, Shiori Tamai, Reni Takagi, Momoka Ariyasu, Ayaka Sasaki, Haru Kuroki
Crew: Yugo Kanno (Music), Oriza Hirata (Theatre Play), Katsuyuki Motohiro (Director), Akira Sako (Director of Photography), Kohei Kiyasu (Screenplay)