Absent-minded fifth-grader Yuta is sent to spend the summer with his grandfather, whom Yuta's parents think is becoming senile and could benefit from Yuta's companionship. At first, Yuta thinks Gramps is a bit addled, too, but as he gets to know the old man better, he finds that his grandfather sees things quite differently from others.
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Takuro Atsuki
Yuta Ooi
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Switching – Goodbye Me
Keiju Kobayashi
Kenshiro Ooi
Known for
The Return of Godzilla
Sanjuro
Shiro Ishimori
Nobuhiko Obayashi
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House
The Girl in the Picture
Hoshi Akutagawa
Kin Sugai
Yuta's grandmother
Known for
Dodes'ka-den
Godzilla
Kyōko Ōbayashi
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House
Confession
Hisashi Nakayama
Kyusaku Shimada
Masahiro Ooi
Known for
House of Ninjas
Shin Ultraman
Miyuki Matsuda
Kaori Ooi
Known for
Audition
Tokyo Vice
Nanami Sano
Erika Ooi
Kanae Katsuno
Mikari Kobayashi
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Kah-chan
For Those We Love
Nobuhiko Obayashi Director · Fumio Ishimori Writer Hisashi Yamanaka Story
First release July 3, 1999 · Produced in Japan · Original title あの、夏の日 とんでろ じいちゃん
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Japan
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Original title
あの、夏の日 とんでろ じいちゃん
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 3, 1999
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