Given

"A story of a certain summer."

2020 1h 0m JA

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 427

AnimationDramaMusicRomance

Synopsis

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Haruki secretly had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu's love clashes and starts to move forward.

“A story of a certain summer.”

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Cast

Takuya Eguchi
Akihiko Kaji (voice)
Masatomo Nakazawa
Haruki Nakayama (voice)
Shogo Yano
Mafuyu Satou (voice)
Yuma Uchida
Ritsuka Uenoyama (voice)
Shintaro Asanuma
Ugetsu Murata (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hikaru Yamaguchi
Writers: Yuniko Ayana
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hikaru Yamaguchi, shot by Naoki Serizawa. 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 MICHIRU. 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 Rie Ito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Takuya Eguchi and Masatomo Nakazawa and Shogo Yano carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A story of a certain summer.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hikaru Yamaguchi directs. Naoki Serizawa behind the camera. MICHIRU scores. Rie Ito cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Part of the "given Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Hikaru Yamaguchi, shot by Naoki Serizawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by MICHIRU. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Rie Ito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Takuya Eguchi and Masatomo Nakazawa and Shogo Yano carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A story of a certain summer.".
9IMDB entry: tt11802992 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "high school", "love triangle", "bisexuality", "slice of life".
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.