

Liz and the Blue Bird
2018-04-21 · 91 min · ★ 7.5
In their last year of high school, two girls in the brass band club perform a song inspired by a fairy tale that parallels their friendship.
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- Directors
- Naoko Yamada
- Production companies
- Kyoto Animation, Pony Canyon, Bandai Namco Arts, Rakuonsha
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 737,286
Top Cast
Atsumi TanezakiMizore Yoroizuka (voice)
Nao ToyamaNozomi Kasaki (voice)
Ayaka AsaiHazuki Katou (voice)
Tomoyo KurosawaKumiko Oumae (voice)
Chika AnzaiReina Kousaka (voice)
Yuichi NakamuraMasahiro Hashimoto (voice)
Conomi FujimuraNatsuki Nakagawa (voice)
Takahiro SakuraiNoboru Taki (voice)
Shiori SugiuraRirika Kenzaki (voice)
Miyu HondaLiz (voice)
Moe ToyotaSapphire 'Midori' Kawashima (voice)
Houko KuwashimaSatomi Niiyama (voice)
Yuri YamaokaYuuko Yoshikawa (voice)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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