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It's a Summer Film!

It's a Summer Film!

Our summer masterpiece.

20217.31h 38m

Overview

Barefoot and her friends decide to make a samurai movie, gather a unique cast and staff for the production, and try to screen it at their school festival.

Directed by Soushi Matsumoto
Written by Miura Naoyuki, Soushi Matsumoto
Produced by SHIZUKA Yoko, Yusuke Wakabayashi
Box Office0Revenue: $150K

Top Cast

Marika Ito

Marika Ito

Barefoot

Daichi Kaneko

Daichi Kaneko

Rintaro

Yuumi Kawai

Yuumi Kawai

Kickboard

Kilala Inori

Kilala Inori

Blue Hawaii

Shunya Itabashi

Shunya Itabashi

Daddy Boy

Ryo Shinoda

Ryo Shinoda

Oguri

Seiichi Kohinata

Seiichi Kohinata

Komada

Eikichi Ikeda

Eikichi Ikeda

Masuyama

Mahiru Koda

Mahiru Koda

Karin

Yutaro

Yutaro

Hayato

Themes & Keywords

summerfilmmakinghigh school studentjidaigekijapanese high schoolhigh school girlbukatsu

About It's a Summer Film!

It's a Summer Film! is a comedy, drama, romance, science fiction film released in 2021 exploring themes of summer, filmmaking, high school student, jidaigeki, japanese high school, high school girl. Directed by Soushi Matsumoto, it stars Marika Ito, Daichi Kaneko, Yuumi Kawai. Barefoot and her friends decide to make a samurai movie, gather a unique cast and staff for the production, and try to screen it at their school festival.

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