Two different high school children - a swimmer and an academic - set off on a quest together one summer.
Acting
Moka Kamishiraishi's restrained rage breaks your heart.
Direction
Okita finds poetry in convenience stores and bus stops.
Cinematography
Summer haze so thick you can feel the humidity.
Director
Shuichi Okita
Moka Kamishiraishi
Sakuta Minami
Kanata Hosoda
Moji Shouhei
Yuki Saito
Minami's Mother
Etsushi Toyokawa
Minami's Biological Father
Yudai Chiba
Moji's Older Brother
Kanji Furutachi
Minami's Stepfather
Tōru Shinagawa
Moji's Grandfather
Hina Yukawa
Miyaji
Miyu Tomita
Koteko (voice)
Daisuke Namikawa
Count Cement (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Mortar (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Concretarō (voice)
Show Hayami
Prince Shōtoku (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the manga 'Kodomo wa Wakatte Agenai' by Retto Tajima, though Okita significantly expanded the father's role.
The 139-minute runtime deliberately mirrors the endless, sticky feeling of summer vacation as a teenager — Okita refuses to rush the emotional labor.
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