A Cappella

A pair of romantics in 1969 Sendai meet over matcha in a café named after unaccompanied song. Kyoko’s campus politics clash with Wataru’s quieter defiance until an unforeseen moment upends their fragile harmony. The film ends exactly where such devotion always ends: in silence.

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Hitoshi Yazaki directed A Cappella in 2016. See Hitoshi Yazaki's full filmography, where to start with Hitoshi Yazaki, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hitoshi Yazaki.

A Cappella was released in 2016 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 132 minutes.