- Country: Japan
- Genres: Drama, History
- Release: 2002-12-14
- Director: Kazuo Kuroki
- Writers: Kazuo Kuroki , Masataka Matsuda
- Language: Japanese
- Stars: Tasuku Emoto , Yoshio Harada , Tokie Hidari , Wakaba Irie , Eri Ishida , Teruyuki Kagawa , Masahiro Kômoto , Riho Makise , Junko Miyashita , Hiroko Nakajima
- Runtime: 118 min
- Awards: 7 wins
- AKA: Sommer eines Jungen (Germany) , A Boy's Summer in 1945 , Utsukushii natsu kirishima , Egy fiú nyara 1945-ben (Hungary) , A Boy's Summer in 1945 (United States of America) , 美しい夏キリシマ (Japan)
- Plot:
Commencing well-respected Nippon director Kazuo Kuroki’s sixth decade behind the camera, “A Boy’s Summer in 1945” (literally “A Beautiful Summer in Kirishima”) is a lyric, novelistic drama set in the countryside in the last days before Japan’s surrender ending WWII. Striking a welcome retro note in its languid pacing and delicate handling of seriocomic ensemble threads, handsome production is a natural for fests. It might also prove a cornerstone for retrospectives or ancillary releases of works by a helmer (“Preparation of the Festival,” “Ronin-gai”) who’s long been appreciated at home but has won just limited attention abroad.
- IMDB:tt0381685
A Boy’s Summer in 1945 Cast · · · ALL
Kazuo Kuroki
Director
Tasuku Emoto
Yoshio Harada
Tokie Hidari
Wakaba Irie
Eri Ishida
Teruyuki Kagawa
Riho Makise
Junko Miyashita
Hiroko Nakajima
Erika Oda
Susumu Terajima