The End of Summer (1966)

Original title

夏の終り

Directed by

Kazuyoshi Kumakiri

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman looks back on a past love affair and the choices she made in her youth. The story is set in postwar Japan and focuses on her memories and lingering feelings.

melancholiccontemplativeslow-burnintimatenostalgicbittersweetrealisticemotional

What happens

《夏之殘戀》（日語：夏の終り／なつのおわり，羅馬化：Natsu no Owari），是日本小說家瀨戶內晴美的短篇小說，於1962年發表，1966年11月10日連同另外四篇短篇小說集結由新潮文庫出版成冊。本作品中的主角原型即為她年輕時期。 本作品先後於1963年與2013年改編為電影。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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