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GKIDS Bringing ‘On-Gaku’ to Select Theaters December 11

GKIDS has announced a North American theatrical run in select markets — including San Francisco, Chicago, Austin, Dallas, Boston and more — of the animated feature On-Gaku: Our Sound, from director Kenji Iwaisawa, based on the manga by Hiroyuki Ohashi.

In production for over seven years, On-Gaku: Our Sound is composed of over 40,000 hand-drawn frames, created largely by director Iwaisawa. The acclaimed animated comedy won the Nelvana Grand Prize at the 2019 Ottawa International Animation Festival and was selected for the Contrechamp Competition section at the 2020 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.

Synopsis: When you’re a bored teenager looking for thrills, sometimes the only thing you can turn to is rock ‘n roll. Having no skill, money, or even a full set of drums, a feared trio of high school delinquents nevertheless decide they are destined for musical glory in a quest to impress their only friend Aya, avoid a rival gang, and – most importantly – jam out.

Animated almost entirely by director Kenji Iwaisawa, and featuring a lead performance by Japanese alt-rock legend Shintaro Sakamoto, On-Gaku: Our Sound brings its own sound and vision to the Hiroyuki Ohashi manga from which it was adapted. With pitch-perfect deadpan humor, the film presents a highly original take on the beloved slacker comedy: a lo-fi buddy film with a blaring musical finale that will leave you wanting an immediate encore.

www.OnGakuMovie.com

On-Gaku: Our Sound
On-Gaku: Our Sound
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