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Manatsu no Chikyū (1991)

Manatsu no Chikyū poster
Original title
真夏の地球
Directed by
Osamu Murakami
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of teenagers spends a summer in a rural Japanese village. They deal with everyday issues and growing up.

reflectivegentlenostalgicslow-pacedearthycontemplativebittersweetnaturalistic

What happens

Manatsu no Chikyū (Japanese: 真夏の地球; literally Earth in Midsummer) is a 1991 Japanese youth drama film directed by Osamu Murakami. It was released in Japan on June 1, 1991. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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