This delightful short is a world away from Tomomatsu's later works. It's a lovely story, told well. The reason that I tracked it down is because I'm quite a fan of Alice Sailor's music. She fronts new wave band Amaryllis and I was curious to see her acting. She has frequently supplied theme songs and other music to several of Tomomatsu's films. Indeed, the most disturbing sequence in this movie is accompanied by a psychotic Amaryllis track, 'Haha', and the closing piece is another Amaryllis song, 'Usagi'. This rip comes from the 'Eat The Schoolgirl' DVD, where it was one of the extras. Having just watched the main feature from that disc, I can say with some certainty that I found this tale far more enjoyable.
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Naoyuki Tomomatsu Director · Alice Sailor Composer Kenji Yokoyama Cinematographer
First release August 13, 1992 · Produced in Japan · Original title 夏色浪曼
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Japan
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Original title
夏色浪曼
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 13, 1992
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No release date listed for United States.
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