Drama

Maestro! (2015): Cast, Box Office & Plot

Name: Maestro!
Genre: Drama
Released: 2015-01-31
Duration: 2 h 9 min
Cast: Toshiyuki Nishida, miwa, Mari Hamada, Aoba Kawai, Kyûsaku Shimada

Maestro! is a 2015 drama directed by Shotaro Kobayashi, starring Toshiyuki Nishida as Tetsusaburo Tendou, miwa and Mari Hamada. It runs 2 hours 9 minutes and earned $358,616 worldwide.

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Released: January 31, 2015
Runtime: 2h 9m (129 min)
Director: Shotaro Kobayashi
Genre: Drama
Original language: Japanese
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Maestro! About?

The premise of Maestro! without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Facing closure due to economic hardship, an orchestra finds itself disbanded. News arrives that the group might be reformed, prompting a reunion of some former members who haven't been rehired. Eager to play together again, they attempt a performance, but their sound is far from perfect. Suddenly, the conductor Tetsusaburo Tendou reappears, offering a chance to rediscover their musical harmony.

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Cast & crew

Maestro! Cast & Characters

Toshiyuki Nishida leads the cast as Tetsusaburo Tendou, with miwa as Amane Tachibana and Mari Hamada as Yukie Tani. Directed by Shotaro Kobayashi; 22 actors are credited in all.

Director Shotaro Kobayashi

Toshiyuki Nishida as Tetsusaburo Tendou
miwa as Amane Tachibana
Mari Hamada as Yukie Tani
Aoba Kawai as Ryoko Sakaki

Also Starring in Maestro!

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Kyûsaku Shimada Shuzo Shimaoka
Yutaka Matsushige Hiroaki Soma
Tori Matsuzaka Shinichi Kousaka
Tomoya Nakamura Hiroshi Tange
Moro Morooka Minoru Suzuki
Kanji Furutachi Kentaro Akutsu
Katsuya Kobayashi Shukei Itami
Denden
Tetsuhiro Ikeda Toru Imaizumi
Seminosuke Murasugi Naoto Kabe
Junko Miyashita
Yuri Nakamura
Satoru Saito Kaoru Icchouda
Goro Oishi Isao Murakami
Yasushi Fuchikami
Toshiki Ayata

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From the director

More from Shotaro Kobayashi

More films directed by Shotaro Kobayashi: Only the Cat Knows, Hamon: Yakuza Boogie and Everyday Mom.

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Plot

Maestro! Plot Summary

What happens in Maestro! from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

An orchestra that once dissolved over money troubles is brought back to life, not by a clean, corporate reinvention, but under the guidance of a mysterious benefactor whose hands-on management style unsettles many of the musicians. The resurgence is billed as a prestige project, a revival that promises artistic glory, yet it arrives with a sense of unease and predictably fraught dynamics. The film adapts a popular manga, expanding the world with a patient, observant lens that respects the source material while letting the performers’ personalities breathe on screen.

Full summary

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