Sing My Life

Sing My Life

2016 · 125 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Fantasy, Drama, Music

Katsu (Mitsuko Baisho) is a 73-years-old woman. She often makes trouble with her biting remarks. While raising a daughter alone, Katsu was unable to live the life she wished for. One day, Katsu goes to a photo studio and takes a picture. She leaves the photo studio, but finds that she is now 20-years-old (Mikako Tabe) again. Katsu changes out of her grandmother clothes, picks out a more youthful style and names herself Setsuko Otori. Later, Katsu decides to take part in a singing contest held in a shopping district. Her singing fascinates the audience and she wins the contest. Katsu begins to move closer to her past dream of becoming a singer.

Directed by Nobuo Mizuta · Written by Tomoko Yoshizawa

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Mikako Tabe Setsuko Otori
Mitsuko Baisho Katsu Seyama
Satomi Kobayashi Yukie Seyama
Jun Kaname Takuto Kobayashi
Takumi Kitamura Tsubasa Seyama
Katsuko Kanai Midori Aihara
Yoichi Nukumizu Photo Studio Owner
Kotaro Shiga Jirou Nakata
Eriko Mikamo Maiko Nakata
Anna Koshino Anna
Kentaro Tamura
Yuma Takagi 6-Year-Old Jirou

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