

Instruments of a Beating Heart
2024, Japanese. Directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki.
First graders in a Tokyo public elementary school are presented with a challenge for the final semester: performing "Ode to Joy" at the ceremony for the new incoming first graders. Ayame, who often struggles to keep up with the group, is determined to play a major part — the big drum.
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- 0h 23m
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- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 14 June 2024
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Instruments of a Beating Heart isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Instruments of a Beating Heart?
Instruments of a Beating Heart (2024) was directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki.