“Summer of 2021, in Fukushima.”
Time stands still in the silent streets of Fukushima. Radioactive residues continue to taint the lives of the citizens with a slow, invisible anxiety, trapping them between past wounds and future uncertainties. As his old home was highly exposed to radiation, leading to his mother’s death, young Akira grows up aimless and uprooted. In his search for his lost father, he is assisted by Yuji, the owner of a down-at-heels surfboard shop, as well as a concerned classmate, Shinichi, who becomes increasingly entangled in Akira’s story.
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Oshirō Maeda
Akira
Known for
Kamen Rider Black Sun
I Wish
Airu Kubozuka
Shinichi
Also in
The Greatest Teacher
Bless You
Arata Iura
Atsuto
Known for
Last Samurai Standing
After Life
Shuji Kashiwabara
Mitsuo
Known for
Alien vs. Ninja
Close-Knit
Taiga Yasugi
Yuuji
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Kana Satouchi
Kaori Hirose
Also in
Day for Whom
Sasakure
Yoshimasa Kondo
Yasuhiro Katsumata
Known for
Princess Mononoke
Only Yesterday
Sousuke Yamamoto
Also in
Dangerous Drugs of Sex
The Ultimate Masturbation
Kazuki Namioka
Known for
13 Assassins
Kamen Rider
Yoshihiko Matsui Director · Kenji Takama Cinematographer Kazuhisa Hatakeyama Production designer
First release September 13, 2025 · Produced in Japan · Original title こんな事があった
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Original title
こんな事があった
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 13, 2025
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