The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes

"A mysterious tunnel can grant your fondest wish... but at a price."

2022 1h 23m JA

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7.7

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★7.7TMDB · 310

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Urashima Tunnel – Once you enter that tunnel, you can get whatever you want, but at a price. Kaoru Tohno, who seems to have an elusive personality and traumatic past, and Anzu Hanashiro, who is struggling to reconcile her ideal image and true-to-heart attitude, team up to investigate the Urashima Tunnel and get what they want. This is an unforgettable summer story of nostalgia and sprinting in a remote countryside.

“A mysterious tunnel can grant your fondest wish... but at a price.”

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Cast

Ouji Suzuka
Kaoru Tono (voice)
Marie Iitoyo
Anzu Hanashiro (voice)
Tasuku Hatanaka
Shohei Kaga (voice)
Arisa Komiya
Koharu Kawasaki (voice)
Haruka Terui
Ms. Hamamoto (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Kaoru's Father (voice)
Seiran Kobayashi
Karen Tono (voice)
Chiko Mizumori
(voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tomohisa Taguchi
Writers: Tomohisa Taguchi, Tomohisa Taguchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tomohisa Taguchi, shot by Takumi Hoshina. 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 Harumi Fuuki. 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 Akinori Mishima 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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Ouji Suzuka and Marie Iitoyo and Tasuku Hatanaka carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A mysterious tunnel can grant your fondest wish... but at a price.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt17382524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Tomohisa Taguchi directs. Takumi Hoshina behind the camera. Harumi Fuuki scores. Akinori Mishima cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Directed by Tomohisa Taguchi, shot by Takumi Hoshina. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Harumi Fuuki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Akinori Mishima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ouji Suzuka and Marie Iitoyo and Tasuku Hatanaka carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A mysterious tunnel can grant your fondest wish... but at a price.".
8IMDB entry: tt17382524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "high school", "adolescence", "legend", "supernatural".

The technical file

Cinematography: Takumi Hoshina
Original score: Harumi Fuuki
Editing: Akinori Mishima
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $872,000
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2022)

Awards

Paul Grimault Award

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CinemaSerf2023-07-19
★ 6/10
This reminded me quite a lot of "Suzume" from earlier this year, only here we have a tunnel rather than a door! It's the same boy meets girl type scenario - with both Kaoro and Anzu coming from families with tragedy in their recent history. Legend has it that the Urashima tunnel can grant you anything you wish - but it works out that for 108 seconds in there it takes 3 days off your life in the real world. Kaoro is determined to get his younger (and frankly rather annoyingly enthusiastic) sister back; Anzu to discover the secrets of her grandfather's manga writing so she can excel. The two meet at a railway station, attend the same school and gradually bond - discovering and exploring this mysterious tunnel and ultimately questioning just what they really want from life. The narrative does mingle a careful what you wish for aspect with a grass is always greener one - and the story is quite effective when it dwells on that scenario. Sadly, though, there is just a little bit too much baggage around the characterisations, a touch too much teenage angst and though the animation is quite watchable, the story is over-stretched. It's a nice to watch film, with a pleasing score, but it's not especially original or memorable, I'm afraid.

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