The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes

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The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes

Released Nov 3, 2023

1h 23m

Sci-Fi

Anime

Drama

Romance

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50+ Ratings

The Urashima Tunnel can grant any wish... for a price. High school boy Kaoru, plagued by a troubled past, teams up with Anzu, a girl who struggles to place obligations before her dreams, to investigate the Tunnel. But the cost of their hearts' desires may be too high to pay. This is an unforgettable summer story of nostalgia, young love and bending time itself.

Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

This elegant romance anchors its more far-fetched plot points with delicately observed details and grounding moments...

Rated: 4/5

Jul 16, 2023

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

The emo-erotic bubble of the visuals does what the story can’t quite manage alone, and captures the momentousness of first love.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 10, 2023

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Tom Spoors

Loud and Clear Reviews

There’s plenty to like, but I do wish the film was more interested in solving its own mysteries instead of just being a rushed imitation of Makoto Shinkai’s far better romantic fantasy anime film, Your Name (2016).

Rated: 3/5

Jan 7, 2025

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John Serba

Decider

It’s a compelling sci-fi-fringed concept rife with potential as a literary metaphor, but ultimately leads to an empty love-is-all-you-need sentimental message.

Jul 8, 2024

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Charles Solomon

FilmWeek (LAist)

While it's not a perfect film, it's a very interesting one.

Nov 29, 2023

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Petrana Radulovic

Polygon

Tunnel to Summer is visually stunning, and on the surface, the story is compelling and just bittersweet enough to be evocative.

Nov 2, 2023

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Daniel

Wholesome and sweet!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/06/23

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Matteo D

Really good movie!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/04/23

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Tayson B

A wholesome romance, with a twist near end that wrings your heart, but the ending definitely fixes that broken heart with the ending everyone wanted. (i cried)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/08/25

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Aidan B

Although this is certainly not the most complex or most romantic movie, It was still captivating with stunning visuals and a solid score. It was nice to see Anzu's character development and the simple and easy to follow story was very enjoyable. Would definitely recommend and is one of my favorite anime movies I've ever seen.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/02/24

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Ash W

It doesn't fallow the stariotipical romance movie trope

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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Emery F

This movie had so much potential and fell completely flat. They spend the entire movie explaining how time works just to completely go against it when they should have spent the movie building up the characters and their relationships. It got to the end and I didn't care at all other than being super upset that all of it made no sense and all questions are left completely unanswered. This was not the emotion invoking movie they were trying to make it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/23/24

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Tomohisa Taguchi

Director

Kanji Miyake

Director

Oji Suzuka

Kaoru Tono

Marie Iitoyo

Anzu Hanashiro

Tasuku Hatanaka

Shohei Kaga

Arisa Komiya

Koharu Kawasaki

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Synopsis

The Urashima Tunnel can grant any wish... for a price. High school boy Kaoru, plagued by a troubled past, teams up with Anzu, a girl who struggles to place obligations before her dreams, to investigate the Tunnel. But the cost of their hearts' desires may be too high to pay. This is an unforgettable summer story of nostalgia, young love and bending time itself.

Director: Tomohisa Taguchi, Kanji Miyake
Producer: Akenosuke Kanazawa, Makiko Mameda, Keijirô Taguchi
Screenwriter: Tomohisa Taguchi
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Clap
Genre: Sci-Fi, Anime, Drama, Romance
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 3, 2023, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $121.4K
Runtime: 1h 23m

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