Natsu e no Tobira (1981)
- Original title
- 夏への扉
- Directed by
- Mori Masaki, Toshio Hirata
- Genre
- yaoi, drama anime and manga, romance anime and manga
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 59 min
- Rating
- 4.4 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A teenage boy navigates his feelings for an older male teacher at his school in 1970s Japan. The story follows their quiet connection and the emotional distance between them over time.
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What happens
Natsu e no Tobira (Japanese: 夏への扉; 'The Door into Summer') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiko Takemiya. It is an early example of a shōnen-ai manga. It was originally serialized in Hana to Yume in 1975, published by Hakusensha, and it was re-released in 2000 by Kodansha. An animated film adaptation was released on March 20, 1981, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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