It's a Summer Film

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It's a Summer Film!
Official Japanese movie poster
Japanese name
Directed bySōshi Matsumoto
Screenplay bySōshi Matsumoto
CinematographyHiroshi Iwanaga
Edited byKen'ichi Hirai
Music byManato Kemmochi
Production
company
Pipeline
Distributed byPhantom Films
Release date
  • 6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box officeWorldwide as of 2023: $

It's a Summer Film (サマーフィルムにのって, Samā Firumu ni Notte), also translated as It's a Summer Film!, is a 2021 Japanese science fiction romantic comedy written and directed by Sōshi Matsumoto.[1] It is set in a Japanese high school during the filming of a school film called Samurai Spring.[2]

Premise

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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

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Release

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It's a Summer Film! was screened in 2021 at Fantasia Fest.[2] It was also shown at the Tokyo International Film Festival.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "'It's a Summer Film!' : Japan Cuts / An Exclusive Interview with Director Sôshi Masumoto". Cinema Daily US. 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  2. ^ a b Mattise, Nathan (2021-08-28). "Samurai-themed sci-fi flick It's a Summer Film! expertly slices expectations". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  3. ^ a b Schilling, Mark (2021-08-12). "'It's a Summer Film': Movie worship with a time travel twist". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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It's a Summer Film at IMDb