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A Bad Summer

A Bad Summer

20258.11h 54m

Overview

Sasaki is a sincere civil servant, working at city hall. Due to his timid personality, he can't properly deal with nasty people, including a single mother on the verge of giving up her own child, another civil servant pressing him to have a physical relationship, and a person who receives welfare benefits unfairly. His passivity leads him to get caught up in a terrible crime.

Directed by Hideo Jojo
Written by Kosuke Mukai, Somei Tamehito
Produced by Kazumi Fukase, Tomonori Akiyama, Sara Kondo
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Top Cast

Takumi Kitamura

Takumi Kitamura

Mamoru Sasaki

Yuumi Kawai

Yuumi Kawai

Aimi Hayashino

Marika Ito

Marika Ito

Yuko Miyata

Katsuya Maiguma

Katsuya Maiguma

Yoji Takano

Yumena Yanai

Yumena Yanai

Rika

Pistol Takehara

Pistol Takehara

Yoshio Yamada

Haruka Kinami

Haruka Kinami

Kasumi Furukawa

Masataka Kubota

Masataka Kubota

Tatsuya Kaneki

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Themes & Keywords

japanbased on novel or bookcriminal underworlddownward spiralcivil servantpublic servantsuspenseunderworldmysterynoir

About A Bad Summer

A Bad Summer is a drama, crime film released in 2025 exploring themes of japan, based on novel or book, criminal underworld, downward spiral, civil servant, public servant. Directed by Hideo Jojo, it stars Takumi Kitamura, Yuumi Kawai, Marika Ito. Sasaki is a sincere civil servant, working at city hall. Due to his timid personality, he can't properly deal with nasty people, including a single mother on the verge of giving up her own child, another civil servant pressing him to have a physical relationship, and a person who receives welfare benefits unfairly. His passivity leads him to get caught up in a terrible crime.

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