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RUNTIME
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Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
A Summer Solstice Story
2023 0h 34m JA
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
TV MovieDrama
Synopsis
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The first summer to spend together with Toru. In the hot, humid room, Yuko can think only about Toru. As she peeks into Toru's room through binoculars.... The story depicts a summer day filled with love and madness of a girl who waits for her beloved to return home.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
AiNA THE END
Yuko
Haruna Muranaka
Osamu Adachi
Toru
Tatsuya Tai
Old Man
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Shunji Iwai
- Writers
- Shunji Iwai
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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Released 3 years ago.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
3 / 5
RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
4 / 5
CAST
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AiNA THE END and Haruna Muranaka and Osamu Adachi carry the top of the cast.
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5 / 5
WILD
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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Shunji Iwai directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 3 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4AiNA THE END and Haruna Muranaka and Osamu Adachi carry the top of the cast.
- 5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 34 min · 0h 34m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Shunji Iwai
Production companies
Who made it
Rockwell Eyes
JP
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV2023-10-08· Kansai TV
Also known as
International titles
- 夏至物語【完全版】JP
- A Midsummer StoryUS
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