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Summer in Closed Eyes

2018 · 98 min

A quiet, contemplative journey through unfamiliar landscapes, drifting between strangers and half-remembered family, with a gentle ache underneath.

Directed by
Cao Thuy Nhi
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Phương Anh Đào, Takafumi Akutsu, Công Ninh
Overview
Summer in Closed Eyes is the journey of the girl named Ha (Summer), played by Phuong Anh Dao. The story begins when Ha is coming to the town of Higashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan to find her father (Cong Ninh). She explored the snow-capped region in summer, where her father lived for a long time and here she met the Japanese guy – Akira (Takafumi Akutsu)

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Cao Thuy Nhi
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Phương Anh Đào, Takafumi Akutsu, Công Ninh
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • identity
    • isolation
    • memory
    • healing
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Cao Thuy Nhi
    Starring
    Phương Anh Đào, Takafumi Akutsu, Công Ninh, Noriko Takimoto, Norihiro Takimoto, Ben Phạm, Diễm Thy, Mizuki Miyauchi
    Runtime
    98 min
    Country
    Japan, Vietnam
    Languages
    Japanese, English, Vietnamese

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