In 1970s Onomichi, Akira invites his crush Yoshioka to spend summer break at his home. But when Yoshioka falls for Meeko, tension brews beneath the heat.
Cinematography
Golden-hour seaside shots that ache with desire.
Acting
Nakazaki's wordless longing could level buildings.
Direction
Sudo makes 64 minutes feel like a lifetime of almosts.
Director
Ren Sudo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ren Sudo cast himself as Akira after failing to find an actor who understood the character's specific brand of oblivious self-sabotage.
Onomichi's port town aesthetic deliberately echoes Yasujirō Ozu's late-career color films, but queers the 'family drama' template he perfected.
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