Natsu Shojo [A Girl and Summer]

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＜Story＞
“Natsu Shojo” [A Girl and Summer] is a captivating story depicting hardships faced by Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors set on a small island in Japan’s inland sea. Based on Akira Hayasaka’s “Yumechi-Nikki” [Yumechi Diary], the story starts to unfold when a roof tile, partially melted in Hiroshima’s atomic blast, is brought to the island. The appearance of a mysterious young girl draws Mamoru, a 12-year-old boy, into a fantastical world and beckons painful memories of Hiroshima for his parents.

＜Staff＞
Cast: Kaori Momoi, Kanpei Hazama, Asako Yazaki, and Fujioka Takashi
Director: Tokihisa Morikawa
Script: Akira Hayasaka
Producers: Noriaki Uchinotani, Jun Nabeshima, and Chisako Nakagawa

＜Info＞
Year of production:1995
Running time:90'
Country: Japan