Blue Summer

2018 1h 53m JA

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 7

Romance

Synopsis

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Rio is a high school student in Tokyo. Her mother tells her she will spend the summer in the countryside. There, she meets Ginzo. He is a high school student and handsome. They fall in love.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wakana Aoi
Rio
Hayato Sano
Ginzo
Seika Furuhata
Marika
Takumi Kizu
Sukezane
Rinka Kumada
Aya
Shiori Akita
Satsuki
Reo Shimura
Takaya
Aimi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takeshi Furusawa
Writers: Yukiko Mochiji
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 7

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takeshi Furusawa, shot by Mitsuru Komiyama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Wakana Aoi and Hayato Sano and Seika Furuhata carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8571578 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takeshi Furusawa directs. Mitsuru Komiyama behind the camera. Masahiro Tokuda scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Takeshi Furusawa, shot by Mitsuru Komiyama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Masahiro Tokuda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Wakana Aoi and Hayato Sano and Seika Furuhata carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt8571578 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.