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is a 2019 Japanese animated musical comedy film written, directed and animated by Kenji Iwaisawa, based on the 2005 self-published manga 'Ongaku to Manga' by Hiroyuki Oohashi.Frater, Patrick (22 February 2020) [https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/nikkatsu-anime-manga-our-sound-berlinale-2020-1203511460/ Nikkatsus Our Sound Strikes Note With Buyers]. 'Variety'. Retrieved 11 May 2021. The film was produced by the studios Rockn Roll Mountain and Tip Top, and stars the voices of Shintaro Sakamoto, Tateto Serizawa, Tomoya Maeno, Ren Komai, Naoto Takenaka and Kami Hiraiwa.Lee, Maggie (25 June 2020) [https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/on-gaku-our-sound-review-ongaku-1234690683/ On-Gaku: Our Sound: Annecy Film Review]. 'Variety'. Retrieved 11 May 2021. The plot concerns three high school delinquents with no prior musical experience who form their own rock music band.Moore, Caitlin (9 March 2021) [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2021-03-09/on-gaku-our-sound-director-kenji-iwaisawa/.168121 Interview: On-Gaku: Our Sound Director Kenji Iwaisawa]. 'Anime News Network'. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

'On-Gaku' has its world premiere at the Ottawa International Animation Festival on 26 September 2019, followed by a limited release in Japan on 11 January 2020. It received praise for its deadpan humour, musical score and vocal performances, and won Best Feature at the Ottawa International Animation Festival and the fuji Nobur Award at the 75th Mainichi Film Awards. It was also nominated for Best Independent Animated Feature at the 48th Annie Awards and Best Animation Film at the 75th Mainichi Film Awards.

Voice cast



*Shintaro Sakamoto as Kenji

*Tateto Serizawa as Asakura

*Tomoya Maeno as Ota

*Ren Komai as Aya

*Naoto Takenaka as Oba

*Kami Hiraiwa as Morita

Release



'On-Gaku' has its world premiere at the Ottawa International Animation Festival on 26 September 2019, followed by a limited release in Japan on 11 January 2020.

Reception



Critical reception

The film received praise from critics for its deadpan humour, musical score and vocal performances.Phillips, Maya (9 March 2021) [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/movies/on-gaku-our-sound-review.html On-Gaku: Our Sound Review: They Will Rock You]. 'The New York Times'. Retrieved 11 May 2021. (Subscription required)Egan, Toussaint (9 March 2021) [https://www.polygon.com/22322132/on-gaku-our-sound-review The wild anime movie On-Gaku: Our Sound is about amateur passion, onscreen and off]. 'Polygon'. Retrieved 11 May 2021. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 86 out of 100 based on 4 critical reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[https://www.metacritic.com/movie/on-gaku-our-sound On-Gaku: Our Sound] at Metacritic. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

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