A Boy's Summer in 1945
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In the final days of World War II, a 15-year-old boy grappling with survivor's guilt watches a rural Japanese community quietly fracture under the heavy emotional tolls of war.
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Tasuku Emoto
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Yoshio Harada
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Teruyuki Kagawa
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Riho Makise
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Junko Miyashita
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Kazuo Kuroki Director · Masataka Matsuda Writer Teizō Matsumura Composer
First release December 14, 2002 · Produced in Japan · Original title 美しい夏キリシマ
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Rumble Fish
Production
Japan
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Original title
美しい夏キリシマ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 14, 2002
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