The Door Into Summer

1981 0h 59m JA

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4.6

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★4.6TMDB · 12

AnimationDramaRomance

Synopsis

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A club of young men who live by logic find themselves in love, and their lives fall apart as they try to cope with the emotions their romance strikes on them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Toshio Furukawa
Lindo (voice)
Toru Furuya
Jacques (voice)
Keiko Han
Ledania (voice)
Makio Inoue
Narrator (voice)
Yuji Mitsuya
Claude (voice)
Kaneto Shiozawa
Gabriel (voice)
Yu Mizushima
Marion (voice)
Reiko Mutoh
Sara (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mori Masaki
Writers: Masaki Tsuji
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mori Masaki, shot by Yoshio Aiso. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kentaro Haneda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Masaaki Hanai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Toshio Furukawa and Toru Furuya and Keiko Han carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1630606 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mori Masaki directs. Yoshio Aiso behind the camera. Kentaro Haneda scores. Masaaki Hanai cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Mori Masaki, shot by Yoshio Aiso. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kentaro Haneda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Masaaki Hanai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Toshio Furukawa and Toru Furuya and Keiko Han carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1630606 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.