Japan Synopsis
くちびるに歌を
Yuri Kashiwaga was once known as a genius pianist. One day, she returns to her hometown in Goto Islands from Tokyo. There, she begins to work as a temporary teacher at a middle school and advisor for the school chorus. The chorus aims to take part at a competition. Yuri gives the members of the chorus members an assignment. She instructs them to write a letter with the title of “To myself 15 years later.” The 15-year-old boys and girls write about their secrets and worries.
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The 2014–2016 Japan Window
Have a Song on Your Lips holds position #400 of 581 Japan films in the 2014–2016 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Have a Song on Your Lips premiered alongside 180 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 180 other Japan films in 2015.
The 3099th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 32% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 29th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Have a Song on Your Lips, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- pianist · 5
- middle school · 3
- music teacher · 2
- piano lessons · 2
- playing piano · 1
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,004 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,327 of 1,933 (top 69%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Asmik Ace |
| Runtime | 2h 12m |
| Release Date | February 28, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt3855730 |
| Official Site | kuchibiru.jp |