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Those Snow White Notes (2021)
Popularity 22.0
Overview
Matsugorou Sawamura is a shamisen player of legendary talent. Upon his death, his grandson, Setsu Sawamura, lost his ability to play. Having lost his beloved sound, Setsu finds himself in Tokyo in search of a new sound to love. Tachiki Yuna, who works at a club, hooks him up with a gig to play there as a warm up act. Setsu imbues the sound of his shamisen with his many thoughts and feelings he has of others, still searching for his own sound and his own feelings.
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Nobunaga ShimazakiSetsu Sawamura (voice)
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Hiroaki AkagiSeries Director
Hiroyuki AoiProducer
Kanichi KatoSeries Composition
Marimo RagawaComic Book
Masahiro HibiProducer
Motomichi ArakiProducer
Noboru SugiyamaExecutive Producer
Shin FurukawaProducer
Takuya MatsumotoProducer
Toshihiro MaedaExecutive Producer
Yasuhiro TanadaExecutive Producer
Yohei TakamiExecutive Producer
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Specials
34 episodes · First aired 2021-01-15
E01
Those Snow White Notes Mini: Episode 1
2021-01-15 · 2 min
E02
Episode 2
2021-01-18 · 2 min
E03
Episode 3
2021-01-22 · 1 min
E04
Episode 4
2021-01-25 · 1 min
E05
Episode 5
2021-01-29 · 1 min
E06
Episode 6
2021-02-01 · 1 min
E07
Episode 7
2021-02-05 · 1 min
E08
Episode 8
2021-02-08 · 1 min
E09
Episode 9
2021-02-12 · 1 min
E10
Episode 10
2021-02-15 · 1 min
E11
Episode 11
2021-02-19 · 1 min
E12
Episode 12
2021-02-22 · 1 min
E13
Episode 13
2021-02-26 · 1 min
E14
Episode 14
2021-03-01 · 1 min
E15
Episode 15
2021-03-05 · 1 min
E16
Episode 16
2021-03-08 · 1 min
E17
Episode 17
2021-03-12 · 1 min
E18
Episode 18
2021-03-15 · 1 min
E19
Episode 19
2021-03-19 · 1 min
E20
Episode 20
2021-03-22 · 1 min
E21
Episode 21
2021-03-26 · 1 min
E22
Episode 22
2021-03-29 · 1 min
E23
Episode 23
2021-04-05 · 1 min
E24
Episode 24
2021-04-12 · 1 min
E25
Episode 25
2021-04-19 · 1 min
E26
Episode 26
2021-04-26 · 1 min
E27
Episode 27
2021-05-03 · 1 min
E28
Episode 28
2021-05-10 · 1 min
E29
Episode 29
2021-05-17 · 1 min
E30
Episode 30
2021-05-24 · 1 min
E31
Episode 31
2021-06-07 · 1 min
E32
Episode 32
2021-06-14 · 1 min
E33
Episode 33
2021-06-21 · 1 min
E34
Episode 34
2021-06-25
Season 1
12 episodes · First aired 2021-04-03
E01
Desolate
2021-04-03 · 24 min
Sawamura Matsugorou, the grandfather of a young Tsugaru shamisen player, Sawamura Setsu, has died. In losing the grandfather whom he'd always admired, Setsu has lost his own sound, and so he has gone to Tokyo with no plans other than to search for what he's lost. When he gets caught up in some trouble, he's saved by Tachiki Yuna, a woman who works at a hostess club. Events progress, and Setsu ends up unveiling his musical skills as the opening act for a live concert...
E02
Apple Blossoms
2021-04-10 · 24 min
Setsu's unconventional mother, Sawamura Umeko, has suddenly descended and forced him to enroll at Umezono Academy. In helping to assemble a shamisen which has lain long disused, he meets Maeda Shuri, a girl in the same grade as him. While all this is going on, Setsu reunites with his older brother, who he hasn't seen in a while, and they play shamisen together...
E03
Sudden Downpour
2021-04-17 · 24 min
Shuri is caught listening to music during class and has her cellphone confiscated. The song heard through her earphones is Setsu's grandfather, Matsugoro's, improvisation piece "Shungyou." How? How does she know that song? When Setsu asks about it, Shuri tells him that's a song that holds precious memories for her and her grandmother.
E04
Spring Dawn
2021-04-24 · 24 min
Shuri wants her grandmother to be able to hear "Shungyou: Spring Dawn" again, but Setsu tells her it isn't something he's capable of playing and ends up denying her request to perform. After Setsu confronts "Shungyou" once more, he finds his own way of playing it and heads off to where Shuri's grandmother lives. At last, it's time for Setsu's "Shungyou" to resound through the air...
E05
Playing Together
2021-05-01 · 24 min
After being so deeply moved by Setsu's performance, Shuri decides to seriously pursue playing the shamisen. With Setsu at the center, Shuri, Shuri's childhood friends Yamazato Yui and Yaguchi Kaito, and the addition of Nagamori Rai, a fellow student with shamisen experience in a different style, the Tsugaru Shamisen Appreciation Club is formed! But with everyone being new to Tsugaru shamisen, Setsu isn't sure how to approach teaching them, so he ends up...
E06
Homeland
2021-05-08 · 24 min
The owner of a shop selling traditional Japanese instruments, Oodawara Hiroshi, has taken the Tsugaru Shamisen Appreciation Club to Aomori for a training camp. The members start practicing right away, but Shuri falls into a slump and Setsu, caught up in his own worries, doesn't seem very interested in helping her out. Then, Oodawara tells them a little of the history of Tsugaru shamisen and it serves as a catalyst for Setsu to find the answer he's been looking for...
E07
Wind
2021-05-15 · 24 min
The Tsugaru Shamisen Appreciation Club has entered the tournament that Umeko is sponsoring, the Matsugorou Cup. Also participating are Tanuma Mai, who has thought of Setsu as a rival since they were little, and her older brother, Tanuma Souichi. With strong competitors like Osaka's Kaji Takaomi and Fukuoka's Arakawa Ushio gathered from all over Japan, the tournament is shaping up to be a fierce battle. And now, the curtain rises on the Matsugorou Cup's group competition!
E08
Tuning Fork
2021-05-22 · 24 min
Setsu has finally shown how he really feels. The Tsugaru Shamisen Appreciation Club is strengthening their bonds, but with their performance rapidly closing in, Shuri's insecurity and nervousness reach their peak. Shuri turns to Yui for support, but Yui's behavior seems strange somehow. Struggling with her own anxiety before the big event, Yui tries to act tough in front of Shuri, but she begins to collapse under the pressure...?
E09
Snow Flurries
2021-05-29 · 24 min
At last, it is time for Umezono Academy to perform. In spite of their nerves, the Tsugaru Shamisen Appreciation Club begins their performance boldly. Setsu's overwhelming sound overlaps and intermingles with the sounds of the other Umezono members who each hold their own. As the images that arise in their hearts come together, their sounds come together too. Where will their performance take them?
E10
Wind From the Mountains
2021-06-05 · 24 min
The Tsugaru Shamisen Appreciation Club has placed 3rd in the Matsugorou Cup. Next, the individual competition finally begins. However, someone unexpected has come to the venue—Kamiki Ryuugen. He reveals to Umeko that he wants Setsu to inherit the Kamiki School from him because...
E11
Memories
2021-06-12 · 24 min
Kaji has been struck by a misfortunate accident—a string snapped in the middle of his performance. Seeing him continue on two strings to give an amazing performance stirs Setsu's heart. Then, Umeko reveals her true motives for creating the tournament to Setsu. Will Setsu play his grandfather's sound or his own sound? At last, his performance begins...
E12
Those Snow White Notes
2021-06-19 · 24 min
Setsu plays, following his heart. He sets an image within the notes. With all his heart, he tries to convey it. The sound that pours from Setsu' shamisen draws forth memories from everyone who hears it. Then, the favorite for first place, Tanuma Souichiro's performance begins. The sound is overwhelming. Waves of it shake the auditorium and his performance charms the audience. With both of their performances over, the conclusion of the tournament brings...
