# Dou kyu sei – Classmates (2016)

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**Original title**: *同級生*
**Runtime**: 61 min
**Genres**: Romance, Animation
**Directed by**: Shoko Nakamura
**Written by**: Asumiko Nakamura
**Starring**: Kenji Nojima, Hiroshi Kamiya, Hideo Ishikawa, Yurino

> *Sincerely, Slowly, Falling in Love.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here’s a film about two high schoolers—one a quiet overachiever, the other a charming rocker—who discover harmony only after being forced to sing in unison. Their duet of awkward conversations and off-key practices slowly turns into something resembling a duet of the heart, all without a single karaoke booth in sight. It’s sweet, simple, and surprisingly good at making breath control feel romantic.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender

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