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A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.


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.

Takumi Kitamura
Mamoru Sasaki

Yuumi Kawai
Aimi Hayashino

Marika Ito
Yuko Miyata

Katsuya Maiguma
Yoji Takano

Yumena Yanai
Rika

Pistol Takehara
Yoshio Yamada

Haruka Kinami
Kasumi Furukawa

Masataka Kubota
Tatsuya Kaneki
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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