Description
Commencing well-respected Nippon director Kazuo Kuroki's sixth decade behind the camera, "A Boy's Summer in 1945" (literally "A Beautiful Summer in Kirishima") is a lyric, novelistic drama set in the countryside in the last days before Japan's surrender ending WWII. Striking a welcome retro note in its languid pacing and delicate handling of seriocomic ensemble threads, handsome production is a natural for fests. It might also prove a cornerstone for retrospectives or ancillary releases of works by a helmer ("Preparation of the Festival," "Ronin-gai") who's long been appreciated at home but has won just limited attention abroad.
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Release Date2002
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Runtime1 hr 58 min
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Languageja
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Rating5.3 (3)
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Genres
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DirectorKazuo Kuroki
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Cast柄本佑原田芳雄左時枝入江若葉石田えり香川照之甲本雅裕牧瀬里穂宮下順子中島ひろ子小田エリカ寺島進
