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Summer Vacation 1999: Directed by Shûsuke Kaneko. With Eri Miyajima, Tomoko Ôtakara, Miyuki Nakano, Eri Fukatsu. Summer vacation has emptied a Japanese boys' school of all but three boys: the junior Norio & the seniors Kazuhiko & Naoto.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
- Shûsuke Kaneko
- 1989-07
Summer Vacation 1999 brims with a mesmerizing and mystical evocation of youth, existing in a world unto itself. A loose adaptation of Moto Hagio’s legendary shojo manga The Heart of Thomas scripted by longtime Terayama collaborator Rio Kishida, Shusuke Kaneko’s reworking casts a group of young actresses in the roles of schoolboys, the only occupants of an all-boys boarding school during ...
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- Shusuke Kaneko
Apr 21, 2024 · A lonely boy plays the piano late at night, by the light of an oil lamp. He’s disturbed by a sudden gust of wind, which sets white curtains billowing. Leaving the room, he walks along a corridor, slips an envelope under a door, then exits the mansion as a grandfather clock chimes ominously. It’s even a full moon.
Summaries. Summer vacation has emptied a Japanese boys' school of all but three boys: the junior Norio & the seniors Kazuhiko & Naoto. They have no families to return to for the summer, so they spend their days in the empty school. A darkness hangs over the three however: the suicide, three months earlier, of classmate Yu.
Duration. 1h 30m. Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 11-June 4, 1989. Shown at New Directors/New Film series New York City March 24 & 26, 1989. Shown at Los Angeles International Gay and Lesbian Film/Video Festival July 1989. Shown at The New Festival's Downtown Winter Series in NYC February 9, 1991.
Summer Vacation 1999 was released theatrically in Japan by Shochiku on March 26, 1988. [2] It was shown as part of the New Directors/New Films Festival at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in March 1989. [3] The film was also later screened at the 2001 Dutch Transgender Film Festival (NTGF). [4]
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Imported 35mm Print. Summer Vacation 1999 brims with a mesmerizing and mystical evocation of youth, existing in a world unto itself. A loose adaptation of Moto Hagio’s legendary shojo manga The Heart of Thomas scripted by longtime Terayama collaborator Rio Kishida, Shusuke Kaneko’s reworking casts a group of young actresses in the roles of schoolboys, the only occupants of an all-boys ...
