The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes

2022 83 min ★ 7.7 Animation, Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Urashima Tunnel – Once you enter that tunnel, you can get whatever you want, but at a price. Kaoru Tohno, who seems to have an elusive personality and traumatic past, and Anzu Hanashiro, who is struggling to reconcile her ideal image and true-to-heart attitude, team up to investigate the Urashima Tunnel and get what they want. This is an unforgettable summer story of nostalgia and sprinting in a remote countryside.

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Cast

Ouji Suzuka

Kaoru Tono (voice)

Marie Iitoyo

Anzu Hanashiro (voice)

Tasuku Hatanaka

Shohei Kaga (voice)

Arisa Komiya

Koharu Kawasaki (voice)

Haruka Terui

Ms. Hamamoto (voice)

Rikiya Koyama

Kaoru's Father (voice)

Seiran Kobayashi

Karen Tono (voice)

Chiko Mizumori

(voice)

Hiroto Kazuki

(voice)

Taiki Kurokawa

(voice)

Details

Director

Tomohisa Taguchi

Screenplay

Tomohisa Taguchi

Tagline

"A mysterious tunnel can grant your fondest wish... but at a price."

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Revenue

$872,000

Production

CLAP, Pony Canyon, Shogakukan, Sotsu, STUDIO MAUSU, Kansai Television

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

July 19, 2023

★ 6/10

This reminded me quite a lot of "Suzume" from earlier this year, only here we have a tunnel rather than a door! It's the same boy meets girl type scenario - with both Kaoro and Anzu coming from families with tragedy in their recent history. Legend has it that the Urashima tunnel can grant you anything you wish - but it works out that for 108 seconds in there it takes 3 days off your life in the re...