Movie

Bandage

2010 · 119 min

A nostalgic, music-soaked coming-of-age drama that captures the bittersweet energy of a band's rise and the quiet heartbreak of growing apart.

Overview: Set in the 1990s during Japan's "band boom" era, the film tells the tale of a girl in high school, Asako, who goes to a concert and meets Natsu, vocalist of the new band LANDS. Asako ends up being the band manager, but as the band's popularity starts to soar, the band's friendship begins to suffer.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, romantic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Music, friendship, ambition, betrayal
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: music
friendship
ambition
betrayal
coming-of-age
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild