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The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes

- A mysterious tunnel can grant your fondest wish... but at a price.

Urashima Tunnel – Once you enter that tunnel, you can get whatever you want, but at a price. Kaoru Tohno, who seems to have an elusive personality and traumatic past, and Anzu Hanashiro, who is struggling to reconcile her ideal image and true-to-heart attitude, team up to investigate the Urashima Tunnel and get what they want. This is an unforgettable summer story of nostalgia and sprinting in a remote countryside.

Release Date : 2022-09-09

Language :Japanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : CLAPPony CanyonShogakukanSotsuSTUDIO MAUSUKansai Television

Production Country : Japan

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Kaoru Tōno (voice)

Original Name : 鈴鹿央士

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anzu Hanashiro (voice)

Original Name : 飯豊まりえ

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shōhei Kaga (voice)

Original Name : 畠中祐

Gender : Male

Character Name : Koharu Kawasaki (voice)

Original Name : 小宮有紗

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ms. Hamamoto (voice)

Original Name : 照井春佳

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kaoru's Father (voice)

Original Name : 小山力也

Gender : Male

Character Name : Karen Tōno (voice)

Original Name : 小林星蘭

Gender : Female

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 水森ちこ

Gender : Female

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 佳月大人

Gender : Male

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 黒川大輝

Gender : Male

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 前田佳織里

Gender : Female

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 宮城一貴

Gender : Male

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 戸谷菊之介

Gender : Male

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 中根久美子

Gender : Female

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 金澤まい

Gender : Female

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 鈴木美園

Gender : Female

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 富田美憂

Gender : Female

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 宿谷遼佑

Gender : Male

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 中野さいま

Gender : Female

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 大原さやか

Gender : Female

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 新祐樹

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-07-19

This reminded me quite a lot of "Suzume" from earlier this year, only here we have a tunnel rather than a door! It's the same boy meets girl type scenario - with both Kaoro and Anzu coming from families with tragedy in their recent history. Legend has it that the Urashima tunnel can grant you anything you wish - but it works out that for 108 seconds in there it takes 3 days off your life in the real world. Kaoro is determined to get his younger (and frankly rather annoyingly enthusiastic) sister back; Anzu to discover the secrets of her grandfather's manga writing so she can excel. The two meet at a railway station, attend the same school and gradually bond - discovering and exploring this mysterious tunnel and ultimately questioning just what they really want from life. The narrative does mingle a careful what you wish for aspect with a grass is always greener one - and the story is quite effective when it dwells on that scenario. Sadly, though, there is just a little bit too much baggage around the characterisations, a touch too much teenage angst and though the animation is quite watchable, the story is over-stretched. It's a nice to watch film, with a pleasing score, but it's not especially original or memorable, I'm afraid.