Synopsis

The All Japan High School Cultural Festival is a national showcase of artistic talent. Here, we follow the Osaka-based Akutagawa High School taiko team—a group comprised of students from every grade—as they strive for the championship. The more drummers they have, the greater the power of their performance, yet maintaining perfect synchronization proves a constant challenge. Over the next two months, our cameras observe the lives of these young Japanese people, many of whom find it difficult to