Liz and the Blue Bird (2018) | May 23, 1:00 pm

Mizore Yoroizuka and Nozomi Kasaki are two close friends who are part of the Kitauji High School music club. Quiet and reserved Yoroizuka plays the oboe while lively and popular Kasaki plays the flute. The group has decided to play Liz and the Blue Bird, a song inspired on a fairy tale about the relationship between a girl and a bird. The musical piece puts both Mizore and Nozomi on the spotlight due to a solo part by Yoroizuka and forces the two girls to reexamine their friendship. – Hoopla

Director: Naoko Yamada

Cast: Atsumi Tanezaki, Nao Touyama, Ayaka Asai, Tomoyo Kurosawa

Country: Japan

Distributor: Shout! Factory

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Platform: Hoopla

Author: Josh Hornbeck

Josh is the founder of Cinema Cocktail, and he is a writer and director, podcaster and critic, and communications and marketing professional living and working in the greater Seattle area.