New kid Kai is talented but adrift, spending his days sulking and isolated in a small fishing village after his family moves from Tokyo. When he demonstrates a proficiency at making music on his synthesizer, his classmates invite him to join their nascent garage band, but their practice sessions soon bring an unexpected guest: Lu, a young mermaid whose fins turn to feet when she hears the beats and whose singing causes humans to compulsively dance – whether they want to or not.

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination.
Soundtrack: Utautai no baraddo (Ballad of a Singer) Lyrics and music by Kazuyoshi Saitô Performed by Toshiyuki Toyonaga

Masaaki Yuasa
Kanon Tani, Shôta Shimoda, Shin’ichi Shinohara
19 May 2017 (Japan)
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