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97th Academy Awards nominee, childhood responsibility, collective pressure, conformity, discipline vs. freedom, documentary short, educational systems comparison, Instruments of a Beating Heart, Japanese education, public schools, social harmony, student resilience, teamwork, work ethic
“Instruments of a Beating Heart” is a documentary short where first graders at a Tokyo public school are presented with a challenge for their final semester: to form an orchestra and perform at a school ceremony.