Little Forest: Summer/Autumn

A slow, sensory immersion in rural cooking and seasonal rhythms, quietly healing and gently melancholic.

Directed by

Junichi Mori

Genres

Drama

Starring

Ai Hashimoto, Takahiro Miura, Mayu Matsuoka

Tagline

Live off the land and recharge.

Overview

Fleeing heartbreak in the big city, Ichiko returns to Komori, her rural hometown. She battles summer's rain and humidity, bakes her own bread, grows hothouse tomatoes and tills the fields. During autumn, the time for pickling and preserving fish and sweet potatoes, Ichiko begins reaping rice and recalls her departure five years before.

How it feels

Warm, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Healing, nature, identity, isolation

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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