Liz and the Blue Bird

PG
1h 31m
2018
7.51 /10 (143)

The truth will break your heart.

Overview

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.

Country : Japan
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 2018-04-21

Top Billed Cast

Atsumi Tanezaki

Mizore Yoroizuka (voice)

Nao Toyama

Nozomi Kasaki (voice)

Ayaka Asai

Hazuki Katou (voice)

Tomoyo Kurosawa

Kumiko Oumae (voice)

Chika Anzai

Reina Kousaka (voice)

Yuichi Nakamura

Masahiro Hashimoto (voice)

Conomi Fujimura

Natsuki Nakagawa (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Noboru Taki (voice)

Shiori Sugiura

Ririka Kenzaki (voice)

Miyu Honda

Liz (voice)

Moe Toyota

Sapphire 'Midori' Kawashima (voice)

Houko Kuwashima

Satomi Niiyama (voice)

Yuri Yamaoka

Yuuko Yoshikawa (voice)

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