A Cappella Mubansou 無伴奏 Japanese 2016 Period 1960 Youth Film

A Cappella Mubansou 無伴奏 Japanese 2016 Period 1960 Youth Film

• Movie: A Cappella (English & literal title)
• Romaji: Mubansou
• Japanese: 無伴奏
• Director: Hitoshi Yazaki
• Writer: Mariko Koike (novel), Chiai Takeda, Masa Asanishi
• Producer: Risa Toyama, Yukihiko Yamaguchi, Tomoharu Kusunoki
• Cinematographer: Isao Ishii
• World Premiere: February 4, 2016 (Goteburg Film Festival)
• Release Date: March 26, 2016
• Runtime: 132 min.
• Distributor: ARK Entertainment
• Genre: Period-1960 / Youth
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan 

Set in the year 1969 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. 
Kyoko Noma (Riko Narumi) is a loving female high school student who takes part in campus protests. One day, she meets university student Wataru Domoto (Sosuke Ikematsu) in the tea cafe Mubansou ("A Cappella"). Kyoko falls in love with him, but they get involved in an incident that leads to a shocking ending.

Based on the novel "Mubansou" by Mariko Koike (published July, 1990 by Shueisha Inc.).