Swing Girls

Swing Girls

Girls meet jazz!!!

Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi

Produced by Altamira Pictures, dentsu

2004105 min7.9 / 10

A vibrant, high-spirited comedy about misfits discovering joy and camaraderie through music and summer adventure.

A group of delinquent high school girls form a band when they accidentally poison their school's brass band and have to replace them.

Questions people ask

  • Is Swing Girls easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does Swing Girls end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is Swing Girls sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Swing Girls scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Swing Girls violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity14

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise96

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love95

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Swing Girls

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Swing Girls

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Swing Girls, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Swing Girls, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Swing Girls, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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