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The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2022)
77%
- 264votes
- 7popularity
- 83min
- "A mysterious tunnel can grant your fondest wish... but at a price."
- WebSite:https://tunneltosummerfilm.co.uk
- Budget:$0
- Revenue:$872,000
- Release:9/9/2022
- Genres:Animation | Drama | Romance | Fantasy | Science Fiction
- Original language:Japanese
- Spoken languages:Japanese
- Countries:Japan
Overview:
Urashima Tunnel – Once you enter that tunnel, you can get whatever you want, but at a price. Kaoru Tohno, who seems to have an elusive personality and traumatic past, and Anzu Hanashiro, who is struggling to reconcile her ideal image and true-to-heart attitude, team up to investigate the Urashima Tunnel and get what they want. This is an unforgettable summer story of nostalgia and sprinting in a remote countryside.… Expand Reviews
60%
- Created:7/19/2023
- Updated:7/19/2023
This reminded me quite a lot of "Suzume" from earlier this year, only here we have a tunnel rather than a door! It's the same boy meets girl type scenario - with both Kaoro and Anzu coming from families with tragedy in their recent history. Legend has it that the Urashima tunnel can grant you anything you wish - but it works out that for 108 seconds in there it takes 3 days off your life in the real world. Kaoro is determined to get his younger (and frankly rather annoyingly enthusiastic) sister back; Anzu to discover the secrets of her grandfather's manga writing so she can excel. The two meet at a railway station, attend the same school and gradually bond - discovering and exploring this mysterious tunnel and ultimately questioning just what they really want from life. The narrative does mingle a careful what you wish for aspect with a grass is always greener one - and the story is quite effective when it dwells on that scenario. Sadly, though, there is just a little bit too much baggage around the characterisations, a touch too much teenage angst and though the animation is quite watchable, the story is over-stretched. It's a nice to watch film, with a pleasing score, but it's not especially original or memorable, I'm afraid.… Expand
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