ragecinema on Instagram: "Swing Girls (2004) - The main cast of the movie, led by Juri Ueno, actually spent several months learning to play their respective musical instruments from scratch to ensure the performances looked and sounded authentic. The director, Shinobu Yaguchi, insisted on using the live recordings of the girls playing rather than dubbing over them with professional musicians, which created a genuine sense of growth and camaraderie that mirrored the characters' journey on screen.