DIRECTOR

Ryutaro Nakagawa "Tokyo Sunrise" (2015)

CAST

Aki Asakura "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya" (Voice, 2013)
Takahiro Miura

CREW

Written by: Ryutaro Nakagawa "Tokyo Sunrise"
Cinematographer: Ray Hirano
Eitor: Mayuko Niwa
Sound Director: Izuta Kadoaki
Music by: Hisaki Kato

Film Festivals & Awards

Moscow IFF 2017 - FIPRESCI Prize
Taipei FF 2017
Bengaluru IFF 2018

Duration/Release

93 min./ 2017 / Japan / Color / DCP / 5.1ch

Synopsis

Hatsumi, 27 years old, has a secret. Three years after her boyfriend died, she receives a letter from him. After encountering a former student, and a young artist, she confesses her past in the night of summer.

Introduction

Hatsumi, 27 years old, has a secret. Three years after her boyfriend died, she receives a letter from him. In the night of summer, she confess her past.

'SUMMER　BLOOMS' is Nakagawas 3rd commercial feature film after been selected at the 2014 and 2015 Tokyo International film festival. Staring Aki Asakura (The Tale of Princes Kaguya) and Takahiro Miura (Harmonium, 2016　Cannes). This film represents the new generation of Japanese cinema.