‘On-Gaku: Our Sound’: Annecy Film Review

Kenji , Asakura and Ota are classmates at Chiku High in the small town of Sakamoto. Their nickname “The Three Musketeers” is surely parodic as all they ever do is pick fights, bully others or play retro computer games on outdated monitors. Their neanderthal antics and barely-verbal friendship set the eccentric tone of the film. Alternative rock veteran Sakamoto’s gravely voice, fitted to Kenji’s monotone and monosyllabic dialogue, has a decidedly droll effect.

The Marutake Tech College boys led by Oba have been itching for a brawl with Kenji, who has acquired a reputation for his “macaroni fists” . On his way to beating up Oba, Kenji passes by a thief on the run, and is asked to hold on to his swag — an electric guitar. Even though he’s never played an instrument before, he orders his cohorts to form a band. With the basic ensemble of a drum set and two bass guitars, they make sounds that allow them to release a raw energy, and never have they felt so good.

They decide to call the band “Kobujitsu” , which curiously suits their combative approach to everything. However, when they hear about school band “Kobijitsu” , they intend to intimidate it into dropping the similar-sounding name. To their surprise, Kobijitsu’s frontman Morita , recruits them to play at the town’s annual rock festival.The way “On-Gaku” unfolds defies expectations, as none of the characters behave according to any conventional arc.

Not surprisingly, the score by Tomohiko Banse and Wataru Sawabe, produced by Kemmochi Manato, is the soul of “On-Gaku.” Kobujitsu’s sound recalls an eerie hybrid of Krautrock, drone rock and garage rock, especially the songs of Faust and drumming of Moe Tucker, all made to sound deliberately unschooled in their delivery.

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