Features the voices of: Marie Iitoyo, Oji Suzuka | Written and Directed by Tomohisa Taguchi
If somebody asked me whether I liked anime, the answer would be a resounding yes! But, the truth is, outside of the amazing films of Studio Ghibli I haven’t watched a whole lot of anime. I’m not a complete novice but I would love to see many more anime movies and shows. And, with a title like The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes, this seemed like a great movie to get on to that.
The tunnel here is the Urashima Tunnel, and the rumour that Kaoru Tono has heard is that the laws of time and space mean nothing there. If you can find it, and walk through it, you’ll find your heart’s desire there, in exchange for a year of your own life.
But what you don’t get...
If somebody asked me whether I liked anime, the answer would be a resounding yes! But, the truth is, outside of the amazing films of Studio Ghibli I haven’t watched a whole lot of anime. I’m not a complete novice but I would love to see many more anime movies and shows. And, with a title like The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes, this seemed like a great movie to get on to that.
The tunnel here is the Urashima Tunnel, and the rumour that Kaoru Tono has heard is that the laws of time and space mean nothing there. If you can find it, and walk through it, you’ll find your heart’s desire there, in exchange for a year of your own life.
But what you don’t get...
- 7/28/2023
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Two classmates navigate their relationship – along with a magical tunnel where time gets dilated – in Tomohisa Taguchi’s elegant animation
The Planet of the Apes and the waterworld in Interstellar aren’t the only places in cinema where the time dilation phenomenon can be observed. A few metres down the railway track from a smalltown station in Tomohisa Taguchi’s anime romance, downtrodden hero Kaoru (Oji Suzuka) slips down a bank to find a cleft in a rockface; it gives on to the Urashima tunnel, a magical passageway capable of granting your greatest wish. But mere seconds spent in this molten-canopied alley chasing after your heart’s desire equate to hours on the outside; minutes mean years.
Kaoru wants to bring his younger sister, Karen, back to life; his alcoholic father blames him for her death. And he finds an unexpected ally in Anzu (Marie Iitoyo), the new girl in...
The Planet of the Apes and the waterworld in Interstellar aren’t the only places in cinema where the time dilation phenomenon can be observed. A few metres down the railway track from a smalltown station in Tomohisa Taguchi’s anime romance, downtrodden hero Kaoru (Oji Suzuka) slips down a bank to find a cleft in a rockface; it gives on to the Urashima tunnel, a magical passageway capable of granting your greatest wish. But mere seconds spent in this molten-canopied alley chasing after your heart’s desire equate to hours on the outside; minutes mean years.
Kaoru wants to bring his younger sister, Karen, back to life; his alcoholic father blames him for her death. And he finds an unexpected ally in Anzu (Marie Iitoyo), the new girl in...
- 7/10/2023
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
Based on the webcomic “Violence Action” by Renji Asai and Shin Sawada, “The Violence Action” is another in the long line of live action manga/anime adaptations that spawn from the Japanese movie industry. Unfortunately, it is one of the worst.
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Bubblicious Kei Kikuno is studying bookkeeping, but actually doubles as a killer for hire, a member of a group also consisting of boss lady “The Shopkeeper”, metal-wig baldy driver Zura, and eventually, bowl-cut Watanabe who is kind of forced to join when he followed Kei, his crush, one day after his classes. The group operates from a small restaurant, taking full advantage of Kei's uncanny battle abilities, as much as the fact that she can pass as someone completely cute and innocent through her overall appearance.
However, the crew members soon find themselves in the middle of a power...
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Bubblicious Kei Kikuno is studying bookkeeping, but actually doubles as a killer for hire, a member of a group also consisting of boss lady “The Shopkeeper”, metal-wig baldy driver Zura, and eventually, bowl-cut Watanabe who is kind of forced to join when he followed Kei, his crush, one day after his classes. The group operates from a small restaurant, taking full advantage of Kei's uncanny battle abilities, as much as the fact that she can pass as someone completely cute and innocent through her overall appearance.
However, the crew members soon find themselves in the middle of a power...
- 5/10/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Japanese coming-of-age movies tend to focus on tensions between family members and the pain of growing up, in order to generate drama, which, frequently, results in movies that are more entertaining than realistic. Rikiya Imaizumi, however, who has been making a splash the last few years with his prolific effort, chooses to implement a rather calm approach to present his comments about family and the concept of growing up.
“Skeleton Flowers” screened at Asian Pop-up Cinema
Yo is a high school student who has been living with her father, musical composer Nao, since her mother left them when she was still little. She aspires to be a painter, and her relationship with her father is rather harmonic, as much as the one she shares with her close friends and classmates. All that changes, however, when Nao informs her that he has decided to marry the woman she has been seeing,...
“Skeleton Flowers” screened at Asian Pop-up Cinema
Yo is a high school student who has been living with her father, musical composer Nao, since her mother left them when she was still little. She aspires to be a painter, and her relationship with her father is rather harmonic, as much as the one she shares with her close friends and classmates. All that changes, however, when Nao informs her that he has decided to marry the woman she has been seeing,...
- 3/29/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Akio (Oji Suzuka) is a high school student. He is almost hit by a truck, but he is saved by his friend Ozaki (Yusuke Sato). Since that incident, that happened 2 months ago, he has a recurring dream where the same pretty girl appears. One day, he sees the girl from his dream in real life. The girl even runs to him and gives him a hug, but suddenly she disappears. Akio returns home and he sees his funeral photo in his home.
- 6/12/2021
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
In its now 43rd edition the Nippon Academy-shō Association recognized Asian productions with the Japan Academy Film Prize, an award commonly referred to as the Asian equivalent to the Oscars. The award show, which took place at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan presented some of the best productions from the Asian movie industry with productions such as Shinsuke Saito’s “Kingdom” receiving four nominations and Hideki Takeuchi’s “Fly me to Saitama” topping the list with 12 nominations.
Here is the list of the winners of last night’s award ceremony:
Picture of the Year: “The Journalist” by Roh Deok
Director of the Year: Hideki Takeuchi (“Fly me to Saitama”)
Animation of the Year: “Weathering with You” by Makoto Shinkai
Screenplay of the Year: Yuichi Tokunaga (“Fly me to Saitama”)
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Tori Matsuzaka (“The Journalist”)
Outstanding Performance by an...
Here is the list of the winners of last night’s award ceremony:
Picture of the Year: “The Journalist” by Roh Deok
Director of the Year: Hideki Takeuchi (“Fly me to Saitama”)
Animation of the Year: “Weathering with You” by Makoto Shinkai
Screenplay of the Year: Yuichi Tokunaga (“Fly me to Saitama”)
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Tori Matsuzaka (“The Journalist”)
Outstanding Performance by an...
- 3/7/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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