Akiko's Piano: Chords Played by the Surviving Piano
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Overview
1940, Kawamoto Akiko lives in Hiroshima with her father and mother, Genkichi and Shizuko, as well as her two younger brothers. Akiko loves playing her favourite piano. As the war situation worsens, she is busy helping out the war efforts. On the morning of August 6, 1945, she disobeys her father and heads into the centre of town for work. In Hiroshima 75 years later, her favourite piano remains, restored and playable following its survival of the atomic bombing
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Runtime
100 min
Release Date
2020-08-15
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
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Kyoko Yoshine
Kawamoto Akiko
Tetsushi Tanaka
Kawamoto Genkichi
Keita Machida
Takeuchi Shigeru
Sei Matobu
Kawamoto Shizuko
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