The Anthem of the Heart
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Promotional poster, featuring Jun Naruse | |||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 心が叫びたがってるんだ。 | ||||
| Literal meaning | My Heart Wants to Shout | ||||
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| Directed by | Tatsuyuki Nagai | ||||
| Screenplay by | Mari Okada | ||||
| Created by | Super Peace Busters | ||||
| Produced by | Shunsuke Saito | ||||
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| Narrated by | Koki Uchiyama | ||||
| Cinematography | Hiroyuki Moriyama | ||||
| Edited by | Shigeru Nishiyama | ||||
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| Distributed by | Aniplex | ||||
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Running time | 119 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Box office | US$8.85 million | ||||
The Anthem of the Heart (Japanese: 心が叫びたがってるんだ。, Hepburn: Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterunda; lit. 'My Heart Wants to Shout'), abbreviated as Kokosake (ここさけ) and subtitled Beautiful Word Beautiful World, is a 2015 Japanese animated youth drama film produced by A-1 Pictures and released in 2015. The film was directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and written by Mari Okada. Masayoshi Tanaka served as the chief animation director and designed the characters. The trio, under the creative team name of Super Peace Busters, had previously worked on Toradora! and Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day. The film was released in theaters in Japan on September 19, 2015.
The Anthem of the Heart received several accolades, including Best Animated Feature at the 36th Anima Festival, Best Rookie Voice Actor (Minase) at the 25th Japanese Movie Critics Awards; it was also nominated for Animation of the Year at the 39th Japan Academy Film Prize and Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2016.