One Summer Story
6.9
Two different high school children - a swimmer and an academic - set off on a quest together one summer.
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Cast
17 people
Moka Kamishiraishi
Sakuta Minami
Known for
Mirai
Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom
Kanata Hosoda
Moji Shouhei
Known for
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
Bullet Train Explosion
Shuichi Okita
Also in
Breakfast of the Movie
Hey! Our dear Don-chan
Retto Tajima
Mitsuhiko Fujiki
Also in
Her Father, My Lover
Yuki Saito
Minami's Mother
Known for
Inuyashiki
Scarlet
Kensuke Ushio
Etsushi Toyokawa
Minami's Biological Father
Known for
Love Letter
Midway
Yudai Chiba
Moji's Older Brother
Known for
The Black Devil and the White Prince
Ajin: Demi-Human
Kanji Furutachi
Minami's Stepfather
Known for
Legal High
Human Vapor
Tōru Shinagawa
Moji's Grandfather
Known for
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
The Third Murder
Hina Yukawa
Miyaji
Known for
Sunny
Shuichi Okita Director · Mitsuhiko Fujiki Writer Retto Tajima Writer
United States release March 5, 2023 · Produced in Japan · Production Office Shirous, AMUSE
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Office Shirous
Production
AMUSE
Production
Pony Canyon
Production
Venture Bank Entertainment
Production
Aeon Entertainment
Production
TBS Radio
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
子供はわかってあげない
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
China · July 27, 2020
Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Japan · August 20, 2021
Theatrical
United States · March 5, 2023
Premiere · New York International Children's Film Festival
Japan
November 20, 2021 · Digital · U-NEXT
March 2, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
Netherlands
September 24, 2020 · Premiere · Camera Japan Festival
Poland
November 17, 2022 · Premiere · Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
South Korea
February 22, 2026 · Premiere · GyoryuFilm Festival
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