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Plot
The film takes place in a unspecified near future in a small Japanese town, which the technology company Hoshima uses as test site for multiple AI controlled systems and robot. The story follows high school student Satomi Amano, who lives with her mother, the Hoshima employed AI specialist Mitsuko Amano. After a past incident, Satomi is isolated at school, shunned by her classmates, and estranged from her childhood friend Toma. Her mother is preparing a secret test of a newly developed AI system, which is supposed to be indistinguishable from humans. In this test, the AI is to spend a few days in Satomi's class in a realistic looking robotic body as exchange student Shion Ashimori. Shortly after having been introduced to the class, Shion surprises everyone by recognising Satomi, asking her whether she is happy, and breaking into song. In the following days, Shion is bent on making Satomi happy. She helps Satomi find friends, helps these friends with their problems, and goes on to fix Satomi's relationship to Toma, all with the power of song. Meanwhile, it becomes clear that someone mysteriously manipulates the recordings of the school's security system and Shion's telemetry results to hide Shion's unconventional behavior from Hoshima. When the company eventually gets wind of this, Shion is violently taken in and prepared for deletion. But Satomi and her friends decide to rescue her, and Shion's mysterious link to Satomi is revealed.
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| Kanji | アイの歌声を聴かせて | ||
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| Directed by | Yasuhiro Yoshiura | ||
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| Story by | Yasuhiro Yoshiura | ||
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| Music by | Ryo Takahashi | ||
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| Distributed by | Shochiku | ||
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Running time | 108 minutes | ||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Language | Japanese | ||
| Box office | $50,490[1] | ||
Characters
- Shion Ashimori (シオン)
- Voiced by: Tao Tsuchiya[3] (Japanese); Megan Shipman[4] (English)
- Satomi Amano (サトミ)
- Voiced by: Haruka Fukuhara[3] (Japanese); Risa Mei[4] (English)
- Tо̄ma (トウマ)
- Voiced by: Asuka Kudo[3] (Japanese); Jordan Dash Cruz[4] (English)
- Gotchan (ゴッちゃん)
- Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu[3] (Japanese); Ian Sinclair[4] (English)
- Aya (アヤ)
- Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu[3] (Japanese); Alexis Tipton[4] (English)
- Thunder (サンダー, Sandā)
- Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[3] (Japanese); Kamen Casey[4] (English)
- Mitsuko (美津子)
- Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara[5] (Japanese); Laila Berzins[4] (English)
- Nomiyama (野見山)
- Voiced by: Kenji Hamada[5] (Japanese); Richard L. Olsen[4] (English)
- Saijō (西城)
- Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[5] (Japanese); David Wald[4] (English)
Reception
In October 2021, Sing a Bit of Harmony won the Audience Award at the Scotland Loves Animation film festival.[17] It is also won the Best Animation Film Award at the New York City Film & Television Festival 2021,[18] entered finalist of New York Animation Film Awards 2021 Best Animation Feature Film.[19] In Japan, it is also nominated for the Excellent Animation of the Year in Japan Academy Film Prize 2022. [20]
Sing a Bit of Harmony grossed $50,490 at the box office.[1]