The clip also introduces the film’s theme song “Sakamichi wo Nobotte” (Climbing up a slope) written/performed by 70-year-old singer Kazumasa Oda.
The official website for the upcoming live-action film adaptation of Yuki Kodama’s jazz music-themed manga Sakamichi no Apollon/Kids on the Slope today released a main poster visual and a 90-second full trailer introducing the first encounter between the two protagonists, Kaoru Nishimi (Yuri Chinen/Hey!
JUMP member) and Sentaro Kawabuchi (Taishi Nakagawa), and their jazz sessions.