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The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
夏へのトンネル、さよならの出口
2022 83 min Japan PG-13 12+
★7.6
Animation, Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Director: Tomohisa Taguchi
🎭 Based on
«The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbye»
byMei Hachimoku
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Description
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.
US Gross:
$125,067
Worldwide:
$872,000
Starring
Oji Suzuka
Actor
Marie Iitoyo
Actor
Tasuku Hatanaka
Actor
Awards
2 wins & 2 nominations total
Key opinion
A sincere and emotionally resonant exploration of grief through a supernatural lens. While the film's tender tone is widely appreciated, its brief runtime and character development are polarizing.
| Theme | The narrative effectively uses its supernatural premise to explore heavy themes of childhood loss and the cost of wishes. | |
| Emotion | The film offers a tender and sincere emotional experience that resonates with themes of personal loss. | |
| Pacing | The slow, measured tempo is seen as building momentum by some, while others feel the brief runtime prevents the story from feeling complete. | |
| Screenplay | The character motivations are divisive, with some finding the protagonists' actions well-motivated and others viewing them as thin or abrupt. |