Namazu no Ita Natsu

[Machine Translation] Set in a declining regional city, this coming-of-age ensemble drama depicts the story of one summer in the lives of a group of young people with difficulties in life, including interactions with technical interns, superimposed on the ecology of alien species such as the American catfish. Tatsuo is reunited with his old friend Tetsuya at the graveside of a friend who died in junior high school, and he and Yui, a former co-worker at his part-time job, spend a few days during their summer vacation in a local country town. While interacting with the Vietnamese technical intern trainees they meet there, they gradually come to face the past that each of them has been dealing with. The main character, Tatsuo, is played by Nakayama Yuto of "Morning Comes, It's Meaningless" and "Coco de Hanashi" fame. The heroine Yui is played by Yura Kikino of "Goodbye, Bad Magazines" and "My Moon is Kittanai. Ayumu Matsuyama of "Hippo" and "When April Comes" plays Tatsuo's junior high school classmate, Tetsuya. The role of Shinichi, Tatsuo's father, is played by Hidetoshi Kawaya (Reiko Iruka), and the role of Watanabe, who works at Shinichi's factory, is played by Hirofumi Watanabe, who also works as a film director with the film production group Otawara Gyubutosha. The supporting cast includes Tatsuhiro Yamaoka (The Red Post on Escher Street) and Yota Kawase (Rage, Hakon Otoko). Directed by Kyuya Nakagawa of "A Ku-A -A Room Just for Two". Screenplay by Etsuro Hiratani of "Fumiko's Feet" and "Umibe no Shojo". The theme song is "At the riverside" written by singer-songwriter Saho Terao for this film. Her voice, which accompanies them as they earnestly live their lives, leaves a deep aftertaste. A masterpiece depicting the 2020's is born, reflecting Japan's lack of hope for the future! Includes a booklet (16 pages).

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衰え行く地方都市を舞台に、生きづらさを抱えた若者たちのひと夏の物語を、技能実習生との交流など、アメリカナマズ等の外来生物の生態と重ね合わせるように描く青春群像劇。──中学時代に亡くした友人の墓前で旧友の哲也と再会した達生は、バイト先の元同僚・結衣の3人で夏休みの数日間を地元の田舎町で過ごすことになる。そこで出会ったベトナム人技能実習生たちと交流しながら、次第にそれぞれが抱えていた過去と向き合っていくというストーリー。主人公・達生役に、『朝がくるとむなしくなる』『ココでのはなし』の中山雄斗。ヒロイン・結衣に『グッドバイ、バッドマガジンズ』『僕の月はきたない』の架乃ゆら。達生の中学時代の同級生・哲也役に『かば』『四月になれば彼女は』の松山歩夢。他に、達生の父・晋一役に『れいこいるか』の河屋秀俊、晋一の工場で働く渡辺役に映画制作集団・大田原愚豚舎で映画監督としても活動の渡辺紘文。他に『エッシャー通りの赤いポスト』の山岡竜弘、『激怒』『箱男』の川瀬陽太が脇を固める。監督は『あ・く・あ ～ふたりだけの部屋～』の中川究矢。脚本に『富美子の足』『うみべの女の子』の平谷悦郎。そして主題歌はシンガーソングライターの寺尾紗穂が本作のために書き下ろした『川辺にて』。ひたむきに生きる彼らに寄り添う歌声が、深い余韻を残す。未来に希望を持てない今の日本を映し出した、2020 年代を描くマスターピースの誕生! ブックレット (16P)付。