Control Tower (2011)

Kanseitou (original title)

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1h 8min
Drama, Music
09 Apr 2011 (Japan)
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The story of youth. Kakeru, a 15 year old boy, and Mii (Little My) , a female transfer student. They are two lonely teens who cannot find their place in life, but who gradually learn to relate to each other through the power of music.

Director:

Takahiro Miki

Writer:

Yukiko Mochiji

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"I am a 15 year old incompetent boy, who can sing and wants to make a mark. It is all I can do for Mii now".

Junior high-school boy, Kakeru Fujita, was born in the town of Wakkanai, at the "end of nowhere", on the northern-most tip of Japan. He cannot find his place in life.

One day he meets Mizuho Takimoto, a female transfer student, who reminds him of the character from the "Moomins", Little My. She has nothing in common with her classmates and keeps her feelings firmly under lock and key. However, she finds Kakeru, who listens to music by himself, congenial company. They are both solitary by nature, but find a common empathy through music.

Discovering an old guitar in Kakeru's house they form a band. They start to create music for the battle of the bands event "The Senko-Riot".

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	Ai Hashimoto	...	Mizuho
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Miyuki Matsuda	...	Kyoko Fujita
	Gô Rijû	...	Tsutomu Fujita
	Kento Yamazaki	...	Kakeru Fujita

Directed by

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Takahiro Miki

Written by

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Yukiko Mochiji

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(writer)

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Toshimi Fukuda	...	producer
Tomiji Kajiwara	...	producer
Daisuke Katsurada	...	executive producer
Hirohito Shinohara	...	executive producer
Tsuyoshi Shiokawa	...	co-producer
Tetsuya Take	...	producer

Music by

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Galileo Galiei

Cinematography by

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Masataka Kato

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Takeshi Kobayashi

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sound mixer

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Andrew P. Kirkham	...	subtitles: english
Kazumi Kirkham	...	translator: english

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Sony Music Entertainment (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)

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Plot Summary	The bond begins through a simple friendship and progresses to forming a duo and making music when a male class-mate befriends a newly transferred schoolgirl. They become close, meet and visit and all seems well. Yet, she never stays in one place for too long and is transitory. Still, today they have each other and the music. His family is supportive and friendly. One cannot say the same thing about hers however. As a result, she cannot even tell how many schools she has been attending. Written by aghaemi Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	high-school scarf white-scarf teenage-girl teenage-boy See All (88) »
Genres	Drama Music Romance
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Also Known As	管制塔 (Japan, Japanese title) Control Tower (World-wide, English title) Control Tower (United States) Control Tower (United Kingdom)
Runtime	68 min
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Color	Color
Filming Locations	Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan See more »

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Based upon the song of the same name by Galileo Galilei. See more »

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