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On Summer Sand

2025 · 102 min

A quiet, sun-baked study of loss and slow repair, carried by small gestures rather than plot.

Overview
In parched Nagasaki, grieving Koura drifts after losing his son. When his sister leaves her daughter in his care, an unexpected life together begins.

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How it feels

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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
    • grief
    • family
    • redemption
    • coming-of-age
    • healing
    Places
    • small town
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Where to watch in the UK

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Shinya Tamada
    Written by
    Shinya Tamada
    Starring
    Joe Odagiri, Akari Takaishi, Takako Matsu, Naotaro Moriyama, Fumiya Takahashi, Yukiko Shinohara, Hikari Mitsushima, Ken Mitsuishi
    Music
    Marihiko Hara
    Cinematography
    Yuta Tsukinaga
    Runtime
    102 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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