Director Soshi Matsumoto feature-length debut “It’s a Summer Film!” comes after a series of commercials, music videos and TV, and had its world premiere at the 2020 Tokyo International Film Festival. Co-written with Naoyuki Miura, the film is an original mix of genres and a feel-good experience.
It’s a Summer Film! is screening at Nippon Connection
Barefoot (Marika Ito) is a high school student with a passion for Japanese period dramas, more precisely for classic Chanbara, samurai films. After being introduced as a child to “Zatoichi” by her grandmother, her passion grew stronger and stronger. Together with her girlfriends Kickboard (Yumi Kawai) a science fiction geek from the Astronomy Club, and Blue Hawai (Kilala Inori) a fierce Kendo Club member, they spend many afternoons watching samurai movies in their secret den, an abandoned van stuffed full of DVDs, books, posters – and a turtle – discussing passionately about old movies, rating...
It’s a Summer Film! is screening at Nippon Connection
Barefoot (Marika Ito) is a high school student with a passion for Japanese period dramas, more precisely for classic Chanbara, samurai films. After being introduced as a child to “Zatoichi” by her grandmother, her passion grew stronger and stronger. Together with her girlfriends Kickboard (Yumi Kawai) a science fiction geek from the Astronomy Club, and Blue Hawai (Kilala Inori) a fierce Kendo Club member, they spend many afternoons watching samurai movies in their secret den, an abandoned van stuffed full of DVDs, books, posters – and a turtle – discussing passionately about old movies, rating...
- 6/5/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
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