It's a Summer Film explained

It's a Summer Film!

Native Name:

Director:

Sōshi Masumoto

Screenplay:

Sōshi Masumoto

Music:

Manato Kemmochi

Cinematography:

Hiroshi Iwanaga

Editing:

Ken'ichi Hirai

Studio:

Pipeline

Distributor:

Phantom Films

Runtime:

97 minutes

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Gross:

Worldwide as of 2023:

, also translated as It's a Summer Film!, is a 2021 Japanese science fiction romantic comedy written and directed by Sōshi Masumoto.^[1] It is set in a Japanese high school during the filming of a school film called Samurai Spring.^[2]

Premise

In 2020, Japanese high school student Barefoot and her friends decide to make an old-fashioned samurai film called Samurai Spring, instead of the teen romance film that they are supposed to be working on with the film club. During filming, one of the group is revealed to be a time traveler, who is a fan of her future films.^[3]

Cast

Marika Itō as Barefoot
Daichi Kaneko as Rintaro
Yuumi Kawai as Kickboard
Kilala Inori as Blue Hawaii
Mahiru Coda as Karin
Shun'ya Itabashi as Daddy Boy

Release

It's a Summer Film! was screened in 2021 at Fantasia Fest. It was also shown at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Notes and References

Web site: 2021-09-04 . 'It's a Summer Film!' : Japan Cuts / An Exclusive Interview with Director Sôshi Masumoto . 2023-07-02 . Cinema Daily US . en-US.
Web site: Mattise . Nathan . 2021-08-28 . Samurai-themed sci-fi flick It’s a Summer Film! expertly slices expectations . 2023-07-02 . Ars Technica . en-us.
Web site: Schilling . Mark . 2021-08-12 . ‘It's a Summer Film’: Movie worship with a time travel twist . 2023-07-02 . The Japan Times . en-US.