Prodigy (2007)
Original title: 神童
Prodigy is a 2007 Japanese-language romance movie directed by Koji Hagiuda, with a running time of 2h. It stars Riko Narumi, Kenichi Matsuyama and Satomi Tezuka.
Naruse Uta is a "unique" 13 year old child. She possessed the talent to read sheet music even before she could speak, but has now come to the point where she hates playing the piano. Her father was also a piano virtuoso, but mysteriously disappeared from her life at a young age. Because of her father's disappearance Uta's mother had to move out of their posh home and into a far modest working class neighborhood. In this working class neighborhood there is a local grocer. The grocer's son Kikuna Oto happens to be a budding musician, but lacks the drive to truly succeed. That is until Uta Naruse comes into his life...
Quick answers
What is Prodigy about?
Naruse Uta is a "unique" 13 year old child. She possessed the talent to read sheet music even before she could speak, but has now come to the point where she hates playing the piano. Her father was also a piano virtuoso, but mysteriously disappeared from her life at a young age. Because of her father's disappearance Uta's mother had to move out of their posh home and into a far modest working class neighborhood. In this working class neighborhood there is a local grocer. The grocer's son Kikuna Oto happens to be a budding musician, but lacks the drive to truly succeed. That is until Uta Naruse comes into his life...
When was Prodigy released?
Prodigy was released on 20 September 2007.
How long is Prodigy?
Prodigy runs 2h.
Who made Prodigy?
Prodigy was directed by Koji Hagiuda.
Where can I watch Prodigy?
Prodigy is available on Tubi TV.
Where to watch Prodigy
Watch free with ads: Tubi TV
Cast
- Riko Narumi as Uta Naruse
- Kenichi Matsuyama as Oto Kikuna
- Satomi Tezuka as Mika Naruse
- Masahiro Komoto as Kazuo Nagazaki
- Hidetoshi Nishijima as Koichiro Naruse
- Shihori Kanjiya as Kane Kamogawa
- Kazuyoshi Kushida as Professor Mikoshiba
- Kazuyuki Asano as Professor Komiyama
- Midoriko Kimura as Masako Kikuna
- Keita Okada as Susumu Ikeyama
- Kazuya Sato as Morimoto
- Tamae Ando as Kikuko Mishima