Liz and the Blue Bird (リズと青い鳥) 6 years old

The truth will break your heart.

Yoroizuka Mizore plays the oboe, and Kasaki Nozomi plays the flute in Kita Uji High School concert band. As seniors, this will be their last competition together, and the selected piece "Liz and the Blue Bird" features a duet for the oboe and flute. "This piece reminds me of us." Nozomi says cheerfully, enjoying the solo, while Mizore's usual happiness to play with Nozomi is tinged with the dread of their inevitable parting. By all accounts the girls are best friends, but the oboe and flute duet sounds disjointed, as if underscoring a growing distance between them. Talk of college creates a small rift in their relationship, as the story evolves to reveal a shocking and emotional conclusion.

Credits

Liz and the Blue Bird Cast

Name	Character
Takahiro Sakurai He was 44, now 50 years old	as Noboru Taki (voice)
Houko Kuwashima She was 42, now 49 years old	as Satomi Niiyama (voice)

Liz and the Blue Bird Crew

Name	Department
Youta Tsuruoka as Sound Director. He was 59 (now 65) years old	Sound
Reiko Yoshida as Screenplay. She was 50 (now 56) years old	Writing
Kengo Shigemura as Editor.	Editing
Naomi Ishida as Color Designer. She was 48 (49) years old when She died	Visual Effects
Futoshi Nishiya as Character Designer. He was 37 (38) years old when He died	Visual Effects
Naoko Yamada as Storyboard Designer. She was 33 (now 40) years old	Art
Naoko Yamada as Director. She was 33 (now 40) years old	Directing
Naoko Yamada as Storyboard. She was 33 (now 40) years old	Writing