Summary
A love triangle that captures all the magic and melancholy of a summer, concentrating on the fleeting moments and encounters experienced by its three protagonists.
The main character, « Me », works in a bookshop in the suburb of a town in the north of Japan. He shares a flat with a friend named Shizuo. Sachiko is « Me »’ s colleague from the bookshop. She is in a relationship with an older man, the manager of the bookshop, but feels attracted to « Me » and leave the manager. When Shizuo meets Sachiko, he too starts to like her... Depicted like a breeze in the heat of Summer, the relationship between these three young Japanese is built on a delicate balance of love and friendship.
Festivals and awards
Faro Island Film Festival 2019 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Shizuka Ishibashi) / Five Flavours Asian Film Festival 2019 - New Asian Cinema Special Mention (Shô Miyake) / Kinema Junpo Awards 2018 - Best Actor (Tasuku Emoto) / Mainichi Film Concours 2019 - Best Actor (Tasuku Emoto);
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Ciklus japanskog filma 2020
Početak studenog u Art-kinu donosi Ciklus japanskog filma koji od 3. do 7. u mjesecu → more
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