# Swing Girls (2004)

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**Original title**: *スウィングガールズ*
**Runtime**: 105 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Music
**Directed by**: Shinobu Yaguchi
**Written by**: Shinobu Yaguchi
**Starring**: Juri Ueno, Yuta Hiraoka, Shihori Kanjiya, Yuika Motokariya, Yukari Toyoshima, Naoto Takenaka

> *There are two kinds of people in the world–those who swing, and those who don't!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here's a film about what happens when a little accidental food poisoning turns into a shot at jazz stardom. A group of underachieving students must learn to play instruments to fill in for their school band. It's not exactly Whiplash, but it's got horns.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, cozy, playful, uplifting

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