Tamaki is an ordinary girl who idealises love, and she moves from the countryside to Tokyo hoping for fun times in college. However, an unexpected event results in her joining the competitive gliding club. She gets swept away by the charms of gliding and surprises teammates with her unexpected abilities, despite her clumsy appearance. The inter-university competition is approaching. Can Tamaki lead her university to victory? And will her relationship with her older teammate move forward?
This coming-of-age animation portrays college students enthralled by the blue skies, throwing themselves full-heartedly into the world of flying. The relatable heroine starts out as an ordinary girl and gradually discovers her own talents and matures while struggling with relationships. Blue Thermal is notable for visuals saturated with beauty and openness that enable viewers to share with the protagonists the thrills and pleasures of flying. This film creates a refreshing emotional experience by taking the universal coming-of-age story depicted through various sports and telling it through the unusual sport of gliding.
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"Looking at this scene full of beauty and realism, even people who have never flown in a glider are sure to be captivated in an instant just like Tsurutama."
- Kazuma Kubota, Movie Walker Press
Saturday 5th November
103 min
ALL
Mayu Hotta, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Junya Enoki, Mikako Komatsu, Daisuke Ono
Masaki Tachibana
Film Festival
Japanese with English subtitles
The Kino, Palace Norton Street, Palace Verona, Palace Barracks, Palace Electric Cinema, Palace Raine Square
