Mizore Yoroizuka plays the oboe, and Nozomi Kasaki
plays the flute in Kita Uji High School concert band. As seniors, this
will be their last competition together, and the selected piece “Liz and
the Blue Bird” features a duet for the oboe and flute.
“This piece reminds me of us.” Nozomi says cheerfully, enjoying the
solo, while Mizore's usual happiness to play with Nozomi is tinged with
the dread of their inevitable parting.
By all accounts the girls are best friends, but the oboe and flute duet
sounds disjointed, as if underscoring a growing distance between them.
Talk of college creates a small rift in their relationship, as the story
evolves to reveal a shocking and emotional conclusion.
It's playing only in Pasadena starting this weekend, after that though there's more showing around the LA area.
*We get about two to three animes a month playing in local theaters, don't miss out on them when there here.
