| It's a Summer Film! | |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | |
| Directed by | Sôshi Masumoto |
| Screenplay by | Sôshi Masumoto |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Iwanaga |
| Edited by | Ken'ichi Hirai |
| Music by | Manato Kemmochi |
Production company | Pipeline |
| Distributed by | Phantom Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | Worldwide as of 2023: $ |
It's a Summer Film! is a Japanese sci-fi romantic comedy[1] set in a 2020 Japanese high school during the filming of a Japanese school film called Samurai Spring.[2][3] Sôshi Masumoto is the writer and director of It's a Summer Film!.[2] It's a Summer Film! was screened in 2021 at Fantasia Fest.[2] It was also shown at the Tokyo International Film Festival.[3]
Plot
editBarefoot, a Japanese high school student, and her friends are filming her ode to classic samurai films called Samurai Spring.[4][5] During filming, one of the group is revealed to be a time traveler, who is a fan of her future films.[3][2]
Cast
editMarika Itô as Barefoot
Yuumi Kawai as Kickboard
Kilala Inori as Blue Hawaii
References
edit- ^ "It's A Summer Film! - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ a b c d Mattise, Nathan (2021-08-28). "Samurai-themed sci-fi flick It's a Summer Film! expertly slices expectations". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ a b c Schilling, Mark (2021-08-12). "'It's a Summer Film': Movie worship with a time travel twist". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ Soushi Matsumoto (2021), It's a Summer Film (SAMA FIRUMU NI NOTTE) 2021, retrieved 2023-07-02
- ^ Masumoto, Sôshi (2021-08-06), Summer film ni notte (Comedy, Drama, Fantasy), Marika Itô, Daichi Kaneko, Yumi Kawai, Pipeline, retrieved 2023-07-02