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Trumpets Echo in the Mountains
-Kitakata, Miyazaki -
DC039921
Trumpets Echo in the Mountains
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･24 min.

･M/E & English Version


Nestled deep in the mountains of Kyushu is the small community of Shimo-Shishigawa, in the municipality of Kitakata, Miyazaki Prefecture at the southwestern tip of Japan. There are only 10 pupils in the elementary school, three who come from urban areas, but all are members of the school's trumpet band. Local children originally formed the band, and their skills were boosted as city students joined. This heart-warming program portrays children whose friendship grows out of making music together, and the adults who keep a watchful eye over them.