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Liz and the Blue Bird (2018) · CriticCrunch

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Liz and the Blue Bird

Movie2018·91 min

Liz and the Blue Bird

Directed by Naoko Yamada

Animation Drama Music

A animation drama film directed by Naoko Yamada.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 32%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.5/10

159 ratings

About Liz and the Blue Bird

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.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Whimsical
Story Tags: identity self discovery, forbidden love, coming of age, music performance, high school campus, japan, close friendship, rivals, outsider misfit, slow burn reveal, frame story, young first love

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Details

Director: Naoko Yamada
Language: Japanese

Cast

Atsumi Tanezaki, Nao Toyama, Ayaka Asai

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How Liz and the Blue Bird Ranks

All movies

Top 32%

2010s movies

Top 27%

Animation movies

Top 24%

2010s Animation movies

Top 24%

Naoko Yamada films#4 of 4

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the vibe

Liz and the Blue Bird Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burnbittersweetmoderatelayeredseriousintimateheartfelt

contemplative

whimsical

What it's about

slow-burn revealframe storyidentity self discoveryforbidden lovecoming of ageoutsider misfitclose friendshiprivalsmusic performanceyoung first lovehigh schooljapan

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

contemplativequiet