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Summer Vacation 1999

Original title: 1999-nen no natsuyasumi
  • 1988
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
357
YOUR RATING
Summer Vacation 1999 (1988)
JapaneseDramaFantasyMysteryRomance

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 t... Read allSummer 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... Read allSummer 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. Norio blames Kazuhiko for Yu's death, because it was wel... Read all

  • Director
    • Shūsuke Kaneko
  • Writers
    • Rio Kishida
    • Moto Hagio
  • Stars
    • Eri Miyajima
    • Tomoko Ôtakara
    • Miyuki Nakano
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    357
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Shūsuke Kaneko
    • Writers
      • Rio Kishida
      • Moto Hagio
    • Stars
      • Eri Miyajima
      • Tomoko Ôtakara
      • Miyuki Nakano
    • 13User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast8

    Eri Miyajima
    • Yu…
    Tomoko Ôtakara
    Tomoko Ôtakara
    • Kazuhiko
    Miyuki Nakano
    • Naoto
    Eri Fukatsu
    Eri Fukatsu
    • Norio
    Masaaki Maeda
    • Narration
    Hiromi Murata
    • Naoto
    • (voice)
    Nozomu Sasaki
    Nozomu Sasaki
    • Kazuhiko
    • (voice)
    Minami Takayama
    • Kaoru
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Shūsuke Kaneko
    • Writers
      • Rio Kishida
      • Moto Hagio
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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      All the boys in this film were played by girls.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Wakacje 1999
    • Filming locations
      • Kanda, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • CBS Sony Group Inc.
      • New Century
      • Shibata Organisation
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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