Shrill Cries of Summer

"Can you believe it?"

2008 1h 46m JA

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 30

DramaHorrorComedy

Synopsis

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Early summer, Keiichi had just moved to a remote mountain village. As he becomes close friends with a group of girls, he was enjoying his life in the village. However when he starts to become suspicious that his friends may be deeply involved in successive murders that occur every summer, the situation around Keiichi gradually starts to turn into something more sinister.

“Can you believe it?”

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Cast

Goki Maeda
Keiichi Maebara
Rin Asuka
Mion Sonozaki
Airi Matsuyama
Rena Ryugu
Aika
Rika Furude
Erena Ono
Satoko Hojo
Tetta Sugimoto
Kuraudo Ohishi
Ayako Kawahara
Miyo Takano
Masashi Taniguchi
Jiro Tomitake

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ataru Oikawa
Writers: Ataru Oikawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Shrill Cries Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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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 Ataru Oikawa, shot by Kazuhiro Shirao. 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 Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yusaku Takizawa 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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Goki Maeda and Rin Asuka and Airi Matsuyama carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Can you believe it?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ataru Oikawa directs. Kazuhiro Shirao behind the camera. Kenji Kawai scores. Yusaku Takizawa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Part of the "Shrill Cries Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ataru Oikawa, shot by Kazuhiro Shirao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yusaku Takizawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Goki Maeda and Rin Asuka and Airi Matsuyama carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Can you believe it?".
9IMDB entry: tt1116935 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.