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IT'S A SUMMER FILM! (サマーフィルムにのって)
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Completed - JAPANESE - Drama, Science-fiction, Comedy - 93 minutes

Log Line

This story about three high-school girls obsessed with Japanese period dramas like those of Akira Kurosawa or Masahiro Makino, a mysterious young boy Rintaro, and a group of humorous characters, reveal fresh yet somewhat nostalgic world of screenwriter Miura. Marika Ito also shows an extremely stron

Year of production : 2020

Director(s) : Soushi MATSUMOTO
Writer(s) : Naoyuki MIURA
Cast : Marika ITO, Daichi KANEKO, Yuumi KAWAI, Kilala INORI

Synopsis

Barefoot (Marika Ito) is a high-school girl who adores samurai movies and Japanese costume drama. But she doesn't stand a chance of making samurai movies at the film club in her school, as the other members prefer romantic dramas. One day Barefoot meets Rintaro (Daichi Kaneko), who is an ideal actor for the lead samurai role in her movie. And so Barefoot and her two best friends, Kickboard (Yuumi Kawai) and Blue Hawaii (Kilala Inori), decide to make a samurai movie, gathering unique cast and crew, and try to screen it at their school festival. However during production, Barefoot finds out that Rintaro is a time-traveler from the future!

Production

Country(ies) : JAPAN

Festivals and Awards

Tokyo International Film Festival 2020 (Special Screening Selection)
Japan Cuts 2021
Nippon Connection 2021
Asian Summer Film Festival 2021
Fantasia FF 2021


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